Locator and delivery device and method of use
CA 2566631 C · Owner: Ginn, Richard S. · Inventors: Ginn, Richard S.
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This invention relates to apparatus and methods for use in sealing a vascular puncture site and to apparatus and methods for properly locating and deploying a sealing device. The locating apparatus (11) comprises a lumen (27) which extends from an opening (12) in the distal region of the apparatus but located proximally of the sealing device, which lumen extends to another (13) opening in the proximal region of the device. When the distal opening is in communication with blood in a blood vessel blood flow through the lumen and , out of the proximal opening signifies such location to the user. When the sealing device is withdrawn such that the sealing device is deployed such that it …
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- Filed May 20, 2005 and granted October 8, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 20, 2025.
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