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A device and method of closing an incision or puncture in a patient by inserting a hemostatic closure device into the incision or puncture until the distal end of the hemostatic closure device is along the outer wall of the blood vessel or target organ so that the hemostatic closure device does not

A device and method of closing an incision or puncture in a patient by inserting a hemostatic closure device into the incision or puncture until the distal end of the hemostatic closure device is along the outer wall of the blood vessel or target organ so that the hemostatic closure device does not obstruct the flow of fluid through the blood vessel or target organ. The precise positioning of the hemostatic closure device in the incision or puncture is accomplished through the use of a locating device having a proximal end portion and distally extending locating members thereon which are adapted to be positioned along the outer wall of the blood vessel or target organ of the patient and extend along a relatively small portion of the outer surface of the hemostatic closure device.

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1. A sealing assembly for sealing an incision formed in a patient's body wherein the incision extends from the skin of a patient into a target organ or blood vessel of a patient, said sealing assembly comprising:an elongate hemostatic closure device having a longitudinal axis, distal and proximal en

1. A sealing assembly for sealing an incision formed in a patient's body wherein the incision extends from the skin of a patient into a target organ or blood vessel of a patient, said sealing assembly comprising:an elongate hemostatic closure device having a longitudinal axis, distal and proximal ends and an outer surface, said hemostatic closure device adapted to be received in the incision such that said distal end is located at a first predetermined position in the incision along the outer surface of a target organ or blood vessel of a patient and said proximal end is located at a second predetermined position along the outer surface of the incision adjacent to the skin of a patient; and an elongate locating device having a proximal end portion positioned generally adjacent to said proximal end portion of said hemostatic closure device and at least one locating member having a longitudinal axis thereon, said at least one locating member being non-coaxial with said elongate hemostatic closure device; wherein in use, said at least one locating member being dimensioned so as to extend along a portion of said outer surface of said hemostatic closure device while the remainder of said outer surface of said hemostatic closure device is in contact with tissue surrounding the incision.