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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Applicant:
John M. Ziobro, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
John M. Ziobro, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tissue closure device includes a collapsible plug and an actuator. The plug has a surface extending between a proximal face and an opposing distal face. A lumen extends through the plug between the proximal and distal faces along a longitudinal axis. The plug is collapsible between a non-collapsed state in which the lumen is open and a collapsed state in which the lumen is closed. The actuator is configured to move the plug between the non-collapsed state and the collapsed state by being pulled proximally, such as through the lumen.