A device for excising tissue and closing a wound that results from
excision of the tissue includes structure defining an aperture into which
tissue to be excised is exposed. The device also includes a cutting
member for excising the tissue, a closure member for closing the wound,
and an actuatable drive member associated with the structure. The drive
member is actuatable to move the cutting member relative to the aperture
for excising the tissue that is exposed in the aperture and for closing
the wound with the closure member.