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An apparatus and method are disclosed for applying a surgical clip to an exterior wall of a blood vessel to at least partially close a hole formed therein. The apparatus includes a handle portion, an elongated body extending distally from the handle portion and dimensioned to extend through a hole i

An apparatus and method are disclosed for applying a surgical clip to an exterior wall of a blood vessel to at least partially close a hole formed therein. The apparatus includes a handle portion, an elongated body extending distally from the handle portion and dimensioned to extend through a hole in the wall of a blood vessel, and a collapsible locator associated with a distal end portion of the elongated body and mounted for movement between a collapsed position and an expanded deployed position. The locator is adapted to expand within an interior lumen of the blood vessel to maintain the distal end portion of the elongated body in a desired location with respect to the hole in blood vessel wall such that a surgical clip releasably supported adjacent the distal end portion of the elongated body can be applied to the exterior wall of the blood vessel to close the hole formed therein.

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A method for applying a surgical clip to an exterior wall of a blood vessel to at least partially close a hole formed therein, comprising the steps of: a) taking an elongated body having a surgical clip supported adjacent a distal end portion thereof; b) extending the elongated body through a hole i

A method for applying a surgical clip to an exterior wall of a blood vessel to at least partially close a hole formed therein, comprising the steps of: a) taking an elongated body having a surgical clip supported adjacent a distal end portion thereof; b) extending the elongated body through a hole in the wall of a blood vessel such that at least a distal end portion thereof projects into an interior lumen of the blood vessel; c) deploying a locator from the distal end portion of the elongated body into the interior lumen of the blood vessel such that the locator moves from a contracted position to an expanded position in engagement with interior wall portions of the blood vessel to maintain the elongated body in a desired position with respect to the hole in the wall of the blood vessel; d) applying the surgical clip to an exterior wall portion of the blood vessel to at least partially close the hole therein; and e) retracting the locator from the interior lumen of the blood vessel.