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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2007
Catherine A. Pipenhagen, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Jyue Boon Lim, New Brighton, MN (US);
Neil J. Modeland, Gladewater, TX (US);
Catherine A. Pipenhagen, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Jyue Boon Lim, New Brighton, MN (US);
Neil J. Modeland, Gladewater, TX (US);
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC, Caguas, PR (US);
Abstract
A vascular closure device includes a main body and an expandable portion that can be selectively expanded and contracted. The vascular closure device may be used to close the hole in a wall of a vessel after a medical procedure. For example, the vascular closure device may be used to close the hole in an artery after a medical procedure that required access to the artery. In one embodiment, the expandable portion may be oriented at an oblique angle relative to the main body. This may be desirable in situations where the vessel puncture is oriented at an angle relative to the vessel. Orienting the expandable portion at an oblique angle relative to the main body may help the expandable portion to cover the hole in the wall of the vessel.