Patent ID: 7857828

Claim:
An apparatus for delivering a closure element to an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen or body tissue, comprising: a backing member having a distal end region configured to extend into the opening and to selectably contact the wall of the body lumen or the body tissue adjacent to the opening; a carrier assembly coupled with said backing member, said carrier assembly comprising a carrier member retaining said closure element in a substantially tubular configuration within said carrier assembly, and a pusher member adapted to abut a proximal end of said closure element in a pre-deployed state and to deploy said closure element, said pusher member enclosing at least a portion of an outer surface of said carrier member, said pusher member being adapted to move relative to said carrier member to deploy said closure element, and said closure element, when deployed, being configured to engage at least a portion of the wall of the body lumen or the body tissue whereby the opening is drawn substantially closed; and a tubular member coupled with said carrier assembly and defining a lumen, said lumen adapted to receive a guidewire therein.