Patent ID: 8192461

Claim:
A method for facilitating closure of a bodily opening, the method comprising: disposing at least a first portion of a first tacking device through at least a portion of tissue at a first location in a vicinity of an opening in the tissue, wherein the first tacking device comprises at least one proximal deployable member having contracted and expanded states; disposing at least a first portion of a second tacking device through at least a portion of the tissue at a second location in the vicinity of the opening in the tissue, wherein the second tacking device comprises at least one proximal deployable member having contracted and expanded states, wherein the first and second tacking devices are positioned such that the proximal deployable members are exposed on a proximal side of the tissue; advancing a closure member having at least one loop portion towards the first and second tacking devices; positioning the loop portion of the closure member around at least a second portion of the first tacking device and around at least a second portion of the second tacking device; and actuating the closure member to urge the first tacking device towards the second tacking device to provide a compressive force upon the opening, wherein the loop portion of the closure member is positioned around the at least one proximal deployable member of the first tacking device, and further positioned around the at least one proximal deployable member of the second tacking device, wherein the loop portion is advanced distally against the tissue to create a gap between at least one of the proximal deployable members and the tissue to facilitate positioning of the loop portion around the at least one of the proximal deployable members.