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The present invention involves an automatic suture locking device useable with vascular closure device. The suture locking device includes a housing and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has locked and unlocked positions. In the locked position, a suture pathway through the mechanism is suf

The present invention involves an automatic suture locking device useable with vascular closure device. The suture locking device includes a housing and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has locked and unlocked positions. In the locked position, a suture pathway through the mechanism is sufficiently tortuous to prevent free suture movement.

대표청구항 ▼

I claim: 1. A vascular closure assembly, comprising:an anchor;a collagen;a suture coupled to the anchor and extending through the collagen;a suture locking mechanism comprising a housing and at least first and second locking posts extending cantilevered from the housing;the suture locking mechanism

I claim: 1. A vascular closure assembly, comprising:an anchor;a collagen;a suture coupled to the anchor and extending through the collagen;a suture locking mechanism comprising a housing and at least first and second locking posts extending cantilevered from the housing;the suture locking mechanism being rotatable between a non-locked position and a locked position;wherein the suture is capable of movement when the suture locking mechanism is in the non-locked position and the suture at least partially wraps around the first and second locking posts and is relatively incapable of movement when the suture locking mechanism is in the locked position;wherein rotating movement of the suture locking mechanism is configured to occur upon deployment of the anchor and the collagen.