Device and method for applying a cinch to a suture

A medical device for applying a cinch to a suture, the medical device comprising:

• an elongated shaft having a distal end region and a distal end;
• an outer cinch member secured to the distal end region of the elongated shaft with a frangible bond, wherein the outer cinch member is configured to shift between a first position and a second position upon breaking the frangible bond between the outer cinch member and elongated shaft;
• an elongated inner shaft extending through and longitudinally movable within the elongated shaft and the outer cinch member;
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• an inner cinch member engaged with a distal end section of the elongated inner shaft, the inner cinch member configured to be moved into engagement with the outer cinch member and to shift the outer cinch member from the first position toward the second position and thereby break the frangible bond.