The present disclosure provides a deployment device that includes (a) an elongate shaft having a first end and a second end, (b) a grasping assembly coupled to the first end of the elongate shaft, where the grasping assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw rotatable with respect to the elongate shaft, where the grasping assembly is configured to accept a wound closure device between the first jaw and the second jaw, where the wound closure device comprises at least two fixation components connected to and extending therethrough, where each of the first jaw and the second jaw include at least one coupling element configured to be removably coupled to a respective fixation component when the wound closure device is coupled to the grasping assembly, and (c) an actuator coupled to the second end of the elongate shaft, where the actuator is configured to move the grasping assembly between an open position and a closed position.
