Device and method for closing an opening of a body wall

A biomedical device according to any of the previous claims,

• wherein the biomedical device further comprises a plurality of guiding elements hingedly connected to the central component, configured for receiving respective elongated arm portions;
• and wherein each arm is slidingly connected to a respective guiding element.

A biomedical device (2100) according to any of the previous claims,

• wherein the central component further comprises a plurality of clamping means, configured for receiving a respective arm between them;
• and wherein the arms further comprise an elongated slot or a trench or a groove for engaging with the clamping means.

A biomedical device according to any of the previous claims,

• wherein the penetration means (122) have an overall tapering shape or an overall pointed shape.

A biomedical device according to any of the previous claims,

• wherein said penetration means (122) is oriented substantially perpendicular to the elongated arm portion (121), such that the elongated arm portion and the penetration means together form an L-shape or T-shape.

A biomedical device according to any of the previous claims,

• wherein the central component is a base having a first side with means for connecting the arms;
• and having a second side with a smooth surface.

A biomedical device according to any of the previous claims,

• wherein the central component has a rotational symmetrical shape about the central axis (A) of an order in the range from 2 to 8;
• and/or wherein a projection of the central component is a substantially circular shape, or a substantially elliptical shape, or a substantially polygonal shape;
• and/or wherein a projection of the biomedical device, when in its deployed configuration or its retracted configuration, has a rotational symmetrical shape of an order in the range from 2 to 8.

A biomedical device according to any of the previous claims,

• wherein the biomedical device is made of a biocompatible material,
• or wherein the biomedical device is made of a bioabsorbable material.

A biomedical device according to any of the previous claims,

• wherein the central component has an interface for allowing a temporal connection to an external device (232) for allowing positioning and/or reconfiguration of the biomedical device.

A method of assembling a biomedical device according to any of the previous claims, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing said central component (101);
• b) providing said at least two elongated arms, and connecting them to the central component via said connection means.