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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Ian J. Clark, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ian J. Clark, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed herein for a closure device. A closure device includes a body movable from a pre-deployed configuration towards a deployed configuration, a plurality of tissue-engaging portions extending from the body. At least two of the tissue-engaging portions are separated by a first distance in the deployed configuration and a second distance in the pre-deployed configuration in which the first distance is smaller than the second distance. The closure device also includes a plurality of device-capture features secured to the body. The device-capture features are configured to move the tissue-engaging portions to a separation greater than the first distance.