Patent ID: 8920465

Claim:
A wound anchor system, comprising: a needle having a central opening and adapted to at least partially create an opening in a first tissue portion and an opening in a second tissue portion; at least a first anchor and a second anchor, each anchor being coupled to its own line, and each line separate from each other and unaffixed to any tie device when the anchors are pushed through the tissue portions such that the anchors are adapted to be separately manipulated if desired; a pusher catheter adapted to push the first anchor at least partially through the opening in the first tissue portion and adapted to push the second anchor at least partially through the opening in the second tissue portion, and an endoscope dimensioned and adapted to deliver the needle and the at least first and second anchors and pusher catheter, wherein the needle is disposed inside a channel of the endoscope and the at least first and second anchors and pusher catheter are slidably disposed on an outside of the endoscope, wherein the lines attached to the at least first and second anchors are adapted and configured to approximate the anchored tissue portions toward each other or retract the anchored tissue portions away from each other when the anchors are coupled with the respective tissue portions.