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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Andrew Thomas Forsberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Loran Paprocki, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Thomas Forsberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Loran Paprocki, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico LLC, Caguas, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for sealing a subcutaneous tissue puncture. The method and apparatus increases the reliability of device function by creating a multi-level anchor nest in a carrier tube of a tissue puncture closure device. The multi-level nest allows an insertion sheath or other deployment member to slide between the carrier tube and the anchor to rotate and deploy the anchor within an artery or other lumen.