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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Terumo Puerto Rico, L.l.c., Caguas, PR (US);
Inventor:
Catherine A. Pipenhagen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
TERUMO PUERTO RICO, L.L.C., Caguas, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00654 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00659 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue puncture closure device that includes an anchor (), a sealing pad (), a compaction member (), a suture (), and a suture cutting member (). The compaction member is configured to compact the sealing pad toward the anchor. The suture is coupled to the sealing pad and anchor, and a portion of the suture extends through at least a portion of the compaction member. The suture cutting member is operable to cut the suture. The suture cutting member is operable within a portion of the compaction member to cut the suture.