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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2013
St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico Llc, Caguas, PR (US);
Robert M. Vidlund, Forest Lake, MI (US);
Zachary J. Tegels, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Martha Escobar, Jordan, MN (US);
Russell D. Terwey, St. Michael, MN (US);
Douglas P. Killion, Maple Grove, MN (US);
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC, Caguas, PR (US);
Abstract
A procedural sheath holding device includes a base member and a securing member. The base member is positionable in contact with an outer skin surface adjacent to an incision. The securing member is attached to the base member and includes a securing portion operable to releasably secure a procedural sheath in a fixed axial position relative to the skin surface when a vascular closure device is inserted through the procedural sheath to seal the incision. The securing member may be pivotal relative to the base member.