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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Raimar Boehlke, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Kedar R. Belhe, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Catherine A. Pipenhagen, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Raimar Boehlke, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Kedar R. Belhe, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Catherine A. Pipenhagen, Chanhassen, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A vascular closure delivery system is provided comprising a needle and suture delivery unit and a suture knot system. The delivery unit may comprise a tube, a leg, a tensioning device, a pusher, a needle, and an actuator, the tube being configured to house the needle. In an open position, the tensioning device exerts tension on the leg, and the pusher and suturing apparatus are in a delivery configuration for delivering the needle to the internal tissue wall. Further, actuation of the actuator moves the pusher towards an expulsion end of the tube such that the pusher engages the needle and expels the needle from the tube. The suture knot system comprises a shaft, an inner tubular member, and an inner rod. The inner tubular member is radially translatable with respect to the shaft. The inner rod is slidably coupled to and is axially translatable within the inner tubular member.