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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2013
Applicant:
John I. Shipp, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Inventor:
John I. Shipp, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
VI Bravoseal, LLC, St. Thomas, VG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/03 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00659 (2013.01); A61B 2019/307 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and a method for sealing an opening in the wall of a blood vessel is provided. The device includes an automatic mechanism, a shaft fixedly connected to the automatic mechanism, a seal assembly attached to the distal end of the shaft, and a pushing rod also engaging the seal assembly, the automatic mechanism moving the pushing rod from a first position to a second position in response to the shaft being pulled distally a predetermined distance.