Patent ID: 7513902

Claim:
A device for excising tissue and closing a wound that results from excision of the tissue, the device comprising: structure defining an aperture into which tissue to be excised is exposed; a cutting member for excising the tissue; a closure member for closing the wound; an actuatable drive member associated with the structure, the drive member being actuatable to move the cutting member relative to the aperture for excising the tissue that is exposed in the aperture and for closing the wound with the closure member, the drive member including first and second portions, the first portion of the drive member supporting the cutting member and the second portion of the drive member moving the closure member from an open condition to a closed condition, the closure member, when in the closed condition, closing the wound; and the second portion of the drive member including first and second engaging members, the first and second engaging members being located on opposite sides of the aperture and, during actuation of the drive member, moving toward one another to move the closure member from the open condition to the closed condition; wherein collapsible legs attach the first and second engaging members, movement of the first engaging member being transferred through the collapsible legs to cause movement of the second engaging member in a direction opposite to the movement of the first engaging member.