Patent ID: 8893947

Claim:
An apparatus for delivering a closure element, having a plurality of tines, to an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen, the apparatus comprising: a locator assembly having a distal end region configured to extend into the opening and selectably contact the wall of the body lumen and a proximal end configured to cooperate with a movable plunger, said distal end of said locator assembly having a distal tip with one or more notches to assist in the deployment of said closure element over said distal end of said locator assembly and to guide the plurality of tines of the closure element distally to said distal end region of said locator assembly through said one or more notches in said distal tip, said notches being elongate and oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of said locator assembly; a carrier assembly coupled with said locating assembly, said carrier assembly retaining the closure element in a substantially tubular configuration within said carrier assembly; and a triggering system cooperating with said locator assembly, said triggering system moveable toward the distal end region of said locator assembly as said movable plunger moves toward said distal end region.