Patent ID: 8647368

Claim:
A medical device for closing a perforation in a bodily wall of a body, the medical device comprising: a set of tissue anchors, the set of tissue anchors including a first tissue anchor and a second tissue anchor, each tissue anchor including a crossbar and a strand, the crossbar having opposing ends and defining a longitudinal axis, the strand connected to the crossbar at a location between the opposing ends and projecting away from the longitudinal axis, the strand having a distal end connected to the crossbar and a proximal end having a first connector; and an elongate tensioning member structured to selectively engage and disengage the first connector, the strands capable of being tensioned and fixed together for closing the perforation, the elongate tensioning member including an elongate suture having opposed first and second ends, wherein the suture selectively engages and disengages the first connectors of the tissue anchors; wherein the elongate suture extends from the first end to a first portion folded over to form a first looped section, from the first looped section to a second portion folded over to form a second looped section, and from the second looped section to the second end, and wherein the first connectors of the first and second tissue anchors selectively receive the first and second looped sections, and wherein the device further includes an elongate holding member selectively engaging the first and second looped sections while the first and second looped sections are received by the first connectors.