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A device and method of closing an incision or puncture in a patient by inserting a vessel plug into the incision or puncture until the distal end of the vessel plug is adjacent to the outer lumen of the blood vessel or target organ so that the vessel plug does not obstruct the flow of fluid through

A device and method of closing an incision or puncture in a patient by inserting a vessel plug into the incision or puncture until the distal end of the vessel plug is adjacent to the outer lumen of the blood vessel or target organ so that the vessel plug does not obstruct the flow of fluid through the blood vessel or target organ. The precise positioning of the vessel plug in the incision or puncture is accomplished through the use of a balloon catheter or a cylindrical insertion assembly having a proximal plunger member associated therewith.

대표청구항 ▼

An assembly for sealing an incision formed in the body of a patient wherein the incision extends from the skin of the patient into a target organ or blood vessel of the patient, said assembly comprising: an elongate vessel plug formed of a hemostasis promoting material and having distal and proximal

An assembly for sealing an incision formed in the body of a patient wherein the incision extends from the skin of the patient into a target organ or blood vessel of the patient, said assembly comprising: an elongate vessel plug formed of a hemostasis promoting material and having distal and proximal portions and said vessel plug adapted to be received in the incision such that said distal portion is located at a first predetermined position in the incision adjacent to the outer surface of the target organ or blood vessel of the patient and said vessel plug is positioned in the incision to obstruct the flow of fluids therethrough; and a removable positioning member having an outer diameter and a length sufficient to extend between the skin of the patient and the blood vessel of the patient to identify the location of the blood vessel through the incision and determine said first predetermined position therefrom.