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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Wilmer L. Sibbitt, Jr., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert M. Curtis, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Randy R. Sibbitt, Helena, MT (US);
Inventors:
Wilmer L. Sibbitt, Jr., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert M. Curtis, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Randy R. Sibbitt, Helena, MT (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Vascular Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61D 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 17/0643 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00668 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue closure device including a tissue eversion apparatus, and a first and a second, redundant closure element that are placed on the external surface of a tissue puncture wound to enhance the efficacy of closure. The first closure element and the second closure element are left resident on the external surface of or in proximity to the tissue puncture wound in order to provide redundancy of closure.