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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mark L. Jenson, Greenfield, MN (US);
Jason P. Hill, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Joseph Thielen, Buffalo, MN (US);
Michael J. Pikus, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Joel Groff, Montrose, MN (US);
David Hill, Long Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/03 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00455 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00637 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00654 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00672 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00898 (2013.01); A61B 2019/4805 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for closing and/or sealing an opening in a vessel wall and/or an adjacent tissue tract. In one illustrative embodiment, a device is provided for delivering and deploying an anchor, plug, filament, and locking element adjacent to the opening in the vessel wall and/or tissue tract.