Patent ID: 8221438

Claim:
A device for reducing a size of a lumen, comprising: an end effector having a trough formed therein around a circumference thereof for receiving tissue around a lumen, and at least one suction port disposed within the trough and adapted to suction tissue therein; a plurality of fasteners releasably disposed within the end effector and positioned in a substantially circumferential pattern, each of the plurality of fasteners having a proximal terminal end retained within a proximal portion of the trough, and a distal terminal end retained within a distal portion of the trough, and the plurality of fasteners being configured to engage tissue disposed within the trough; proximal and distal fastener-retaining members adapted to rotate to release the proximal and distal terminal ends of the plurality of fasteners to allow the plurality of fasteners to close and grasp tissue; and at least one suture coupled to at least two of the plurality of fasteners and configured to be cinched to pull at least two of the plurality of fasteners together and thereby reduce a size of a lumen.