Patent ID: 8376932
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device for use with an endoscope to suture an opening in tissue using a tissue anchor, the endoscope defining a longitudinal axis, the medical device comprising: an endcap having a tubular shape defined by an annular sidewall, the sidewall defining an interior space, the end cap including a distal endwall; a side port defined by the annular sidewall, the side port in communication with the interior space, the side port sized to receive and locate the tissue within the interior space; a support rib positioned within the interior space and distal to the side port, the support rib extending laterally from a first position on the sidewall to a second position on the sidewall and extending longitudinally from the distal endwall, the support rib and sidewall defining a piercing aperture therebetween, the piercing aperture having a largest diameter that is greater than a length of the tissue anchor.