Devices, systems, and methods for closing a wound

A device for closing a wound, the device comprising:

• a closure element formed of a metal material and having a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, the closure element configured to extend circumferentially over and around the exterior of an endcap of an endoscope in the delivery configuration;
• and
• a release filament having a distal end releasably coupled to the closure element, and a proximal end extendable within the endcap;
• wherein the deployed configuration of the closure element is a shape memory configuration configured to substantially close about the wound in the deployed configuration.

A method of closing a wound, the method comprising:

• inserting an endcap of an endoscope into a patient, wherein at least one closure element is disposed circumferentially around the exterior of the endcap and a release filament extends proximally from a distal end releasably coupled to the at least one closure element, through the interior of the endcap, and to a proximal end;
• placing the end of the endcap about a wound;
• and
• translating the release element through the interior of the endcap to transition the at least one closure element from a delivery configuration disposed about the end cap to a deployed configuration about the wound.