CLOSURE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
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1. An anchor member configured to locate and/or anchor tissue surrounding a body lumen opening comprising:
- an elongate portion configured to be manipulated by a user; and
an anchor portion having one or more contracted configurations capable of passing through a body lumen opening and having one or more expanded configurations capable of anchoring tissue surrounding a body lumen opening.
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes anchor members configured to locate and/or anchor tissue surrounding a body lumen opening comprising. In one implementation, the anchor member can include an elongate portion configured to be manipulated by a user and an anchor portion. In a further implementation, the anchor portion can have one or more contracted configurations capable of passing through a body lumen opening and one or more expanded configurations capable of anchoring tissue surrounding a body lumen opening.
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32 Claims
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1. An anchor member configured to locate and/or anchor tissue surrounding a body lumen opening comprising:
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an elongate portion configured to be manipulated by a user; and an anchor portion having one or more contracted configurations capable of passing through a body lumen opening and having one or more expanded configurations capable of anchoring tissue surrounding a body lumen opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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- 8. The anchor member of claim in 7, wherein the first elongate member is connected to a distal end of the anchor portion and the second elongate member is connected to a proximal end of the anchor portion and wherein selective relative movement between the first elongate member and second elongate member causes the anchor portion to selectively expand and contract.
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32. A closure system comprising:
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a handle member; a tube set configured to deliver and/or deploy a closure element, the tube set having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of the tube set being coupled to the handle member; a plunger member movably coupled to the handle member; and an anchor member disposed at least partially within the tube set comprising; an elongate portion configured to be manipulated by a user; and an anchor portion having one or more contracted configurations capable of passing through a body lumen opening and having one or more expanded configurations capable of anchoring tissue surrounding a body lumen opening.
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