초록 ▼

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 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [2.] A method of sealing an incision formed in the body of a patient wherein the incision extends generally from the skin of the patient, through the wall of a blood vessel and into a blood vessel of the patient, the method comprising:inserting an elongate member having distal

[ What is claimed is:] [2.] A method of sealing an incision formed in the body of a patient wherein the incision extends generally from the skin of the patient, through the wall of a blood vessel and into a blood vessel of the patient, the method comprising:inserting an elongate member having distal and proximal end portions and an actuatable member thereon into the incision in the patient;actuating the actuatable member on the elongate member to cause the movement of the actuatable member from a first position with respect to the elongate member to a second position wherein the actuatable member extends laterally of the distal end portion of the elongate member when the actuatable member is in the second position;moving the elongate member to a position in the blood vessel in the patient until the actuatable member contacts a predetermined portion of the blood vessel in the patient to enable the user to determine the location of the blood vessel; andremoving the elongate member from the incision and blood vessel.