Patent ID: 7326230

Claim:
A device for closing an opening in a blood vessel comprising: a) a cannula; b) a first wire group assuming a first shape in said cannula; c) a second wire group assuming a second shape in said cannula; and d) a wire fixation device operably coupled to said first and second wire groups; wherein positions of said first wire group and said second wire group are independently adjustable, said first wire group is deployable from said cannula into an interior region of the blood vessel whereby said first wire group assumes a third shape different from said first shape, said first wire group is retractable to a desired position in contact with an intimal surface of the blood vessel around the opening, said second wire group is deployable from said cannula whereby said second wire group assumes a fourth shape different from said second shape, said second wire group is movable to a desired position in contact with an adventitial surface of the blood vessel around the opening, and said fixation device is deployable from said cannula and is adapted to affix said first and second wires in their desired positions to thereby effectuate closure of the opening in the blood vessel.