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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2008
William J. Drasler, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Joseph M. Thielen, Buffalo, MN (US);
Mark L. Jenson, Greenfield, MN (US);
Anu Sadasiva, Maple Grove, MN (US);
William J. Drasler, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Joseph M. Thielen, Buffalo, MN (US);
Mark L. Jenson, Greenfield, MN (US);
Anu Sadasiva, Maple Grove, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A device is disclosed for providing an indication as to the relative position of a vessel or artery opening thereby facilitating the choice of which several closure techniques to use. A disclosed device includes an outer tube and a collapsible foot slidably disposed within a distal end of the outer tube. The device may further include one or more threaded suture needles, a biodegradable plug or other wound closing device that is connected to another shaft. The collapsed or folded foot is pushed distally out of the tube and through the opening in the vessel whereupon the foot expands. Pulling the expanded foot in the proximal direction provides an indication as to the orientation of the opening in the vessel, which assists in determining the type of closing procedure to be carried out.