Patent ID: 8252005

Claim:
A device for fastening tissue, comprising: a generally elongated body comprising a distal end and a proximal end, and further comprising a main body and an inner body, wherein the inner body is slidably received within the main body, and a distal end of the inner body extends out from a distal opening of the main body; a first cutting element positioned on the main body and a second cutting element positioned on the inner body at the distal end of the generally elongate body; a control element at the proximal end of the generally elongate body, the control element configured to withdraw the inner body within the main body when the control element is moved in a first direction, the control element further configured to move the cutting elements into engagement when moved in a second direction, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction; and a clip releasably secured to and positioned on the distal end of the inner body, the clip comprising an inner lumen in which the at least a portion of the distal end of the inner body is slidingly positioned, wherein withdrawal of the inner body within the main body releases the clip from the distal end of the inner body.