Apparatus and method for sealing a body vessel puncture
CA 2459956 A1 · Owner: Syndeon Ab · Inventors: Solem, Jan Otto
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An apparatus for sealing a puncture in a body vessel has a sealing member (10) comprising a flexible tubing (11) having an internal passageway (14). The tubing (11) is provided at an open distal end (15) thereof with an elastic expansion member (16) for self-expanding said open distal end (15) to an expanded configuration; and a pursing member (20) which is arranged to purse said flexible tubing (11). A method for sealing a puncture in a body vessel comprises introducing a distal end of the sealing member through the puncture; allowing the elastic expansion member to self-expand to an expanded configuration in the vessel, detecting a blood flow through the internal passageway as an …
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- Filed September 5, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 5, 2022.
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