Patent ID: 8454503

Claim:
A device for managing tissue in an organ, comprising: an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end; a tissue treatment device attached to the distal end of the elongated body, the tissue treatment device having a first jaw opposite a second jaw, the first jaw and the second jaw being rotatable between a closed position and an open position relative to one another about a first longitudinal axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tissue treatment device, each of the first jaw and the second jaw are configured for acquiring tissue in an organ; and a wire retractor disposed along the tissue treatment device and movable from a delivery configuration to a retraction configuration, the wire retractor forming a loop having a first end anchored to the tissue treatment device, and a second end proximal to the first end and movable along the first longitudinal axis to expand a portion of said loop away from said tissue treatment device.