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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Vivasure Medical Limited, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Peter Grant, Galway, IE;
Mark McGoldrick, Athlone, IE;
Gerard Brett, Claregalway, IE;
Christopher Martin, Oughterard, IE;
Assignee:
Vivasure Medical Limited, Galway, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00588 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00615 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00672 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed technology provides a device () for sealing an aperture in a tissue of a body lumen. The device includes a flexible support member () having a base () configured to engage and/or hold a sealable member () of the device against an interior surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position. The device also includes a locator () coupled to the support member and configured to engage with a wall of the body lumen to secure the device thereto.