Patent ID: 7875043

Claim:
A method for releasing a tissue cinching loop within a cavity, comprising: providing a first thread having a first end, a second end, a first segment adjacent the first end, a second segment adjacent the second end, and a link joining the first segment and the second segment; providing a second thread having a first closed loop and a second closed loop inserting the first thread through the first closed loop in the second thread such that the first thread passes once and only once through the closed loop, thereby positioning the two segments of said first thread in a generally parallel arrangement, each segment being on an opposite side of said first closed loop in said second thread; pulling said first thread first end and second end through a first opening and a second opening within the cavity; joining said first thread to the second thread such that the first and second segments of the first thread pass through the second loop of the second thread to form a cinching loop; pulling said first thread first and second ends away from said cavity; thereby forming a tissue cinching loop in the second thread; and removing said first thread from said cavity thereby releasing said tissue cinching loop within said cavity.