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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mike S. Dana, Fremont, CA (US);
Rob M. George, San Jose, CA (US);
T. Daniel Gross, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Maurice Marthaler, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Dawn Ma, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); G06F 17/16 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for closing a tissue puncture, where the method includes tensioning a suture loop disposed within a vascular tissue of a patient, the suture loop having two free ends and a knot disposed on one of the free end. Those two free ends are disposed through a suture snare comprising a snare. Following detachment of the suture snare from the two free ends, the knot is advanced to close the suture loop and a cutting member is advance towards the knot and the two free ends are cut.