A wound closure device includes a shaft and a claw assembly. The shaft defines a longitudinal axis. The claw assembly is operably associated with the shaft and includes a housing and one or more one claws pivotally mounted to the housing and positionable between a first position and a second position in which the one or more claws are lockingly engaged with tissue adjacent a wound for maintaining the wound in a closed position to promote healing thereof. The shaft is adapted to separate from the claw assembly in the second position.
