Patent ID: 8590761

Claim:
A tissue acquisition and fixation system comprising: a tissue acquisition device having an elongate main body defining a main lumen therethrough, a distal end of the acquisition device having a tissue adhering member adapted to acquire tissue from within a hollow body organ including a vacuum pod aligned on an axis of the main lumen and displaceable in a first radial direction, and first and second cavities located on opposite sides of the vacuum pod, and a tissue tensioning member adapted to tension the acquired tissue having first and second rods defining a fixed opening therebetween, where the vacuum pod is disposed in the fixed opening when the first and second rods are seated in the first and second cavities, respectively, the tissue tensioning member positioned for receiving the acquired tissue therein and wherein the tensioning member is displaceable in a second radial direction opposite the first radial direction; and a tissue fixation device adapted to be advanced through the main lumen and extending between the opening defined by the first and second rods and the vacuum pod for affixing the acquired tissue.