Sealant plug delivery methods
CA 2797654 C · Owner: Surgical Specialties Corporation (Us), Inc · Inventors: Fisher, John S.; Ahari, Frederick
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A bioabsorbable sealant plug that expands in response to contact with moisture in a mammalian body is optimally positioned in a biopsy tract to seal the biopsy tract when a biopsy procedure is completed. In a first method the leading end of the sealant plug is advanced through the lumen of a coaxial needle by a plunger until a leading end of a supporting leg abuts the patient's skin surface. A second method is performed with a pistol-shaped tool having a trigger that enables adjustment of the plunger. A third embodiment includes a plunger having a bifurcated end that grasps the plug. A fourth embodiment has a turning nut that causes compression of a gasket that clamps down on the plug. A …
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- Filed November 21, 2003 and granted May 2, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 21, 2023.
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