#$%^&*AU2015227484A120151008.pdf#####C:\NRPortbl\DCC\KMH\3473449_l.DOC-17/09/2015 ABSTRACT Described here are devices for forming tracts in tissue. Some of the devices comprise an elongate member, a suction member coupled to a distal portion of the elongate member, and a tissue-piercing member slidably housed within the elongate member for 5 forming a tract in tissue. Other devices comprise more than one suction member.