Patent ID: 8480707

Claim:
A closure device for occluding a bodily passageway comprising: an occluding body connectively linked between proximal and distal anchors, the occluding body comprising a plug or tube of biocompatible material having a hole longitudinally disposed therethrough, the occluding body configured to occlude the passageway; and a body tube or body coil extending through the hole, wherein the proximal anchor comprises a first hollow tube or first hollow coil having a first anchor wire extending longitudinally therethrough, the first anchor wire comprising at least one terminally disposed grasping member, wherein the first anchor wire passes through the first hollow coil or first hollow tube at least two times, wherein the distal anchor comprises a second hollow tube or second hollow coil having a second anchor wire extending longitudinally therethrough, wherein each of the proximal and distal anchors is a flexible structure configured to anchor the occluding body in a bodily passageway so as to occlude the passageway.