Patent ID: 8133238

Claim:
A tissue closing device for closing an opening penetrating living tissue, comprising: a closure for closing the opening, the closure comprising a seal portion positionable on one side of the opening in the living tissue to cover the opening and a periphery of the opening, and a deformable deformation portion positionable on an opposite side of the opening in the living tissue; a body; an elongated tubular member extending distally of the body; a thread extending through the elongated tubular member and connected to the closure; a manually operable operating lever mounted on the body and operatively connected to the thread by a thread holder to move the thread in a proximal direction upon manual operation of the operating lever so that the thread applies a force to the closure which deforms the deformation portion so that the periphery of the opening penetrating the living tissue is positioned between the seal portion and the deformation portion which has been deformed; a release member movably positioned in the body and engageable with the thread holder during manual operation of the operating lever to move the thread holder in a manner which releases the thread and operatively disconnects the thread and the operating lever; and wherein the thread holder is a pin supported in a hole in a thread support portion, the release member engaging the pin during manual operation of the operating lever to move the pin out of the hole of the thread support portion.