Patent ID: 8690910

Claim:
A method for closing an opening in a wall of a body lumen, comprising: advancing a distal end of a first elongate member within the body lumen, the first elongate member extending through a lumen of a second elongate member, the first elongate member having a distal portion that assists in both locating the wall and presenting the wall for receiving a clip, the clip having a plurality of tissue engaging portions having tips that point generally toward a central axis of the clip; partially withdrawing the first elongate member, together with the second elongate member, proximally from the body lumen to withdraw the distal portion of the first elongate member and locate the wall and present the wall for receiving the clip; advancing the clip relative to the first elongate member and the second elongate member and the wall of the body lumen until the plurality of tissue engaging portions penetrate the presented wall of the body lumen; and withdrawing the first elongate member and the second elongate member from the body lumen, leaving the clip to substantially close the opening in the wall of the body lumen.