Patent ID: 7722641

Claim:
Apparatus for closing off an atrial appendage comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and an inner lumen; a first elongate member and a second elongate member, each positioned and slidably disposed within said inner lumen; said first elongate member and said second elongate member each having a proximal end and a distal end; a first tissue attachment member mounted at said distal end of said first elongate member and second tissue attachment member mounted at said distal end of said second distal member; said first tissue attachment member and said second tissue attachment member each having a means for grasping tissue; a distal anchor member slidably disposed within said inner lumen, said distal anchor member terminating in a helical tissue piercing helical member; a control module ( 164 ) located at said proximal end of said elongate shaft; said control module operable to advance and retract each of said first and second elongate members and to activate said tissue piercing helical member; said control module operable to advance and retract said distal tissue piercing helical member.