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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael T. Carley, San Jose, CA (US);
Javier Sagastegui, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Richard S. Ginn, Gilroy, CA (US);
William N. Aldrich, Napa, CA (US);
W. Martin Belef, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven N. Roe, San Mateo, CA (US);
Ronald J. Jabba, Redwood City, CA (US);
Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method that includes locating an opening in tissue by advancing a member through the opening in tissue and following locating the opening, deploying a medical device to aid with sealing the opening. The medical device includes a plurality of strut members forming a plurality of generally diamond-shaped openings, the plurality of strut member being configured to form an annular shaped structure with the generally diamond-shaped openings extending generally longitudinally relative to a longitudinal axis of the medical device. The medical device further includes a plurality of tissue engaging portions associated with the plurality of struts, each tissue engaging portion being disposed between adjacently positioned generally diamond-shaped openings.