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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
May. 30, 1999
Applicants:
Ari Derowe, Hatichon, IL;
Amir Loshakove, Moshav Bazra, IL;
Inventors:
Ari Derowe, Hatichon, IL;
Amir Loshakove, Moshav Bazra, IL;
Assignee:
ByPass, Inc., Orangeburg, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is a device () for sealing a hole () in a blood vessel (), comprising a blood vessel engager () having at least one spike (), for engaging a portion of a blood vessel () adjacent a hole in the blood vessel, and a body () coupled to the blood vessel engager (). The device () has at least two configurations, a first configuration in which the device does not seal the hole, and a second configuration to which the device can be changed so that the second configuration of the device seals the hole.