Gardner, Melissa K.,Lim, Jyue Boon,Jacobsen, Janet L.,Schorr, Gary J,Fiehler, William,Pipenhagen, Catherine A.
申请号:
AU2008289529
公开号:
AU2008289529B2
申请日:
2008.08.21
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
Various embodiments of a device are shown and disclosed for closing a vascularaccess puncture site following percutaneous diagnostic or therapeutic interventionalprocedures. In one embodiment, the closure device includes a vessel locatingmember (92), an anchor (112) and a sealing material (120). The closure devicemay be configured to deploy the anchor (112) and the sealing material (120) outsideof a hole in a blood vessel to close the hole. The vessel locating member (92) maybe used to locate the blood vessel to ensure that the anchor (112) and/or the sealingmaterial (120) are properly placed adjacent to the hole. The closure device mayalso include a tamper member (126) configured to push or tamp the sealing material(120) against the anchor (112). The closure device may also include a suture (118)that is used to hold the sealing material (120) and the anchor (112) together adjacentto the hole in the blood vessel.