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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2007
Catherine A. Pipenhagen, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Melissa K. Gardner, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
William Fiehler, Exton, PA (US);
Janet L. Jacobsen, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Gary J. Schorr, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Jyue Boon Lim, New Brighton, MN (US);
Catherine A. Pipenhagen, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Melissa K. Gardner, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
William Fiehler, Exton, PA (US);
Janet L. Jacobsen, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Gary J. Schorr, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Jyue Boon Lim, New Brighton, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico LLC, Caguas, PR (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a device are shown and disclosed for closing a vascular access puncture site following percutaneous diagnostic or therapeutic interventional procedures. In one embodiment, the closure device includes a vessel locating member, an anchor and a sealing material. The closure device may be configured to deploy the anchor and the sealing material outside of a hole in a blood vessel to close the hole. The vessel locating member may be used to locate the blood vessel to ensure that the anchor and/or the sealing material are properly placed adjacent to the hole. The closure device may also include a tamper member configured to push or tamp the sealing material against the anchor. The closure device may also include a suture that is used to hold the sealing material and the anchor together adjacent to the hole in the blood vessel.