Patent ID: 6780197
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An apparatus for delivering a closure element into a passage communicating with an opening into a body lumen, comprising:an elongate member comprising proximal and distal ends; an annular clip carried by the elongate member for closing the opening; a locator member coupled to the elongate member, the locator member having a distal portion extending distally beyond the distal end of the elongate member; one or more positioning elements on the distal portion of the locator member, the positioning elements being selectively expandable between a substantially axial collapsed configuration and a substantially transverse expanded configuration; and a housing slidably disposed on the exterior of the elongate member, the housing configured for housing the clip and releasably holding the clip therein, the housing being actuable for advancing the clip distally towards the distal end of the elongate member.