Patent ID: 8292917

Claim:
A medical device for closing an opening in a tissue in a body of a patient, the device comprising: an elongated tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis, the elongated tubular member including a distal section and a proximal section, wherein the distal section is radially expandable from a first configuration to a second expanded configuration through an application of a compressive force upon the distal section along the longitudinal axis; wherein the proximal section defines an outer surface and includes a widened proximal portion member attached to the outer surface of the proximal section; a binding material including an adhesive disposed on an interior surface of the elongate tubular member in the distal section, wherein the binding material is configured to maintain the distal section in the second expanded configuration after the distal section is radially expanded from the first configuration to the second expanded configuration; wherein the elongated tubular member is adapted to permit an insertion device to extend through the elongated tubular member and extend distally therefrom such that withdrawing the insertion device applies the compressive force; and a first non-return valve disposed within the proximal section.