Closure device with long tines
First Claim
1. A device for engaging tissue, comprising:
- a generally annular-shaped body defining a plane and disposed about a central axis extending substantially normal to the plane, the body being movable from a substantially planar configuration lying generally in the plane towards a transverse configuration extending out of the plane, the body comprising;
a plurality of looped elements comprising alternating inner and outer curved regions, the inner curved regions defining an inner periphery of the body and the outer curved regions defining an outer periphery of the body in the planar configuration, each inner curved region forming an outwardly facing cavity and each outer curved region forming an inwardly facing cavity; and
a plurality of tines extending from the outer curved regions, each tine extending from a base of the inwardly facing cavity and being spaced apart from a remainder of the outer curved region and the inner curved region, the tines being oriented generally towards the central axis in the planar configuration, and generally parallel to the central axis in the transverse configuration.
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Abstract
A device for engaging tissue may include a generally annular-shaped body defining a plane and disposed about a central axis extending substantially normal to the plane. The body may be movable from a substantially planar configuration lying generally in the plane towards a transverse configuration extending out of the plane. The body may include a plurality of looped elements including alternating inner and outer curved regions. The inner curved regions may define an inner periphery of the body and the outer curved regions may define an outer periphery of the body in the planar configuration. A plurality of tines may extend from the outer curved regions. The tines may be oriented generally towards the central axis in the planar configuration and generally parallel to the central axis in the transverse configuration. The tines may extend beyond the central axis without passing through the central axis so as to collectively form a central lumen about the central axis in the planar configuration.
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1. A device for engaging tissue, comprising:
a generally annular-shaped body defining a plane and disposed about a central axis extending substantially normal to the plane, the body being movable from a substantially planar configuration lying generally in the plane towards a transverse configuration extending out of the plane, the body comprising; a plurality of looped elements comprising alternating inner and outer curved regions, the inner curved regions defining an inner periphery of the body and the outer curved regions defining an outer periphery of the body in the planar configuration, each inner curved region forming an outwardly facing cavity and each outer curved region forming an inwardly facing cavity; and a plurality of tines extending from the outer curved regions, each tine extending from a base of the inwardly facing cavity and being spaced apart from a remainder of the outer curved region and the inner curved region, the tines being oriented generally towards the central axis in the planar configuration, and generally parallel to the central axis in the transverse configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for engaging tissue, comprising:
a generally annular-shaped body defining a plane and disposed about a central axis extending substantially normal to the plane, the body being movable from a substantially planar configuration lying generally in the plane towards a transverse configuration extending out of the plane, the body comprising; a plurality of looped elements comprising alternating inner and outer curved regions, the inner curved regions defining an inner periphery of the body and the outer curved regions defining an outer periphery of the body in the planar configuration, each inner curved region forming an outwardly facing cavity having an inner curved region base and an inner curved region opening open to the outer periphery of the body and each outer curved region forming an inwardly facing cavity and having an outer curved region base and an outer curved region opening open to the inner periphery of the body; and a plurality of tines extending from the outer curved regions, each tine extending from the outer curved region base of the inwardly facing cavity and being spaced apart from a remainder of the outer curved region and the inner curved region, the tines being oriented toward the inner periphery in the planar configuration, each tine extending beyond the central axis and through at least a portion of the inwardly facing cavity without passing through the central axis so as to collectively form a central lumen about the central axis in the planar configuration, the tines being oriented generally parallel to the central axis in the transverse configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for engaging tissue, comprising:
a generally annular-shaped body defining a plane and disposed about a central axis extending substantially normal to the plane, the body being movable from a substantially planar configuration lying generally in the plane towards a transverse configuration extending out of the plane, the body comprising; a plurality of looped elements comprising alternating inner and outer curved regions, the inner curved regions defining an inner periphery of the body and the outer curved regions defining an outer periphery of the body in the planar configuration, each inner curved region forming an outwardly facing cavity and each outer curved region forming an inwardly facing cavity; and a plurality of tines extending from the outer curved regions, the tines being oriented toward the inner periphery in the planar configuration, each tine extending beyond the central axis and through at least a portion of the inwardly facing cavity without passing through the central axis so as to collectively form a central lumen about the central axis in the planar configuration, the tines being oriented generally parallel to the central axis in the transverse configuration, wherein the tines at least partially overlap each other in the planar configuration. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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