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A device for sealing incisions in the body of a patient wherein the device includes a bioabsorbable sealing member having an elongate shaft member and an elastomeric and flexible balloon member. The device may also include a preformed or injectable collagenous material associated therewith to hemost

A device for sealing incisions in the body of a patient wherein the device includes a bioabsorbable sealing member having an elongate shaft member and an elastomeric and flexible balloon member. The device may also include a preformed or injectable collagenous material associated therewith to hemostatically seal the incision in the body of the patient. The shaft member may include one or more lumens extending therethrough in flow communication with one or more balloon members thereon to provide a relatively simple device which effectively seals an incision in the body of a patient.

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A device for sealing an incision which extends between the skin and a blood vessel in the body of a patient, the device comprising: a bioabsorbable member for sealing the incision wherein said bioabsorbable member includes a first member having an elongate shaft member having a lumen therein and an

A device for sealing an incision which extends between the skin and a blood vessel in the body of a patient, the device comprising: a bioabsorbable member for sealing the incision wherein said bioabsorbable member includes a first member having an elongate shaft member having a lumen therein and an expandable member operatively associated therewith, said shaft member and expandable member being sized to extend through the incision and at least one of said first member and said expandable member being constructed in such a manner so as to be absorbable within the body of the patient after a period of time sufficient for permitting the effective sealing of the incision.