Closure devices and methods
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1. A method for closing a puncture in a vessel wall of a blood vessel, the method comprising:
- advancing a guide member into proximity with a puncture in a vessel wall, the guide member having a proximal end, a distal end, openings near the distal end, and a plurality of needle guides disposed within the guide member, each needle guide comprises a suture attached to a suture securing device;
positioning a distal end of a needle guide angle adjuster distal to the openings of the guide member, the needle guide angle adjuster being slidably coupled to the guide member;
advancing an anchor through the guide member and distally away from the distal end of the guide member and expanding the anchor distally of the puncture before deploying the needle guides, wherein the anchor is expanded to laterally extend beyond a deployment location of at least one of the suture securing devices to be advanced through the vessel wall;
deploying the needle guides distally and radially away from the guide member through the openings;
deflecting the needle guides with the needle guide angle adjuster;
advancing the deflected needle guides and the suture securing devices through the vessel wall to the deployment location;
retracting the needle guides to release the suture securing devices distally of the vessel wall; and
establishing tension in the sutures to move the suture securing devices toward each other to thereby close the puncture.
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A method for closing a puncture in a vessel wall of a blood vessel that includes advancing a guide member into proximity with a puncture in a vessel wall, positioning a distal end of an angle adjustment member distal to openings of the guide member, deploying the needle guides from the guide member through the openings, advancing the deflected needle guides and the suture securing devices through the vessel wall, retracting the needle guides to release the suture securing devices distally of the vessel wall, and establishing tension in the sutures to move the suture securing devices toward each other to thereby close the puncture.
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1. A method for closing a puncture in a vessel wall of a blood vessel, the method comprising:
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advancing a guide member into proximity with a puncture in a vessel wall, the guide member having a proximal end, a distal end, openings near the distal end, and a plurality of needle guides disposed within the guide member, each needle guide comprises a suture attached to a suture securing device; positioning a distal end of a needle guide angle adjuster distal to the openings of the guide member, the needle guide angle adjuster being slidably coupled to the guide member; advancing an anchor through the guide member and distally away from the distal end of the guide member and expanding the anchor distally of the puncture before deploying the needle guides, wherein the anchor is expanded to laterally extend beyond a deployment location of at least one of the suture securing devices to be advanced through the vessel wall; deploying the needle guides distally and radially away from the guide member through the openings; deflecting the needle guides with the needle guide angle adjuster; advancing the deflected needle guides and the suture securing devices through the vessel wall to the deployment location; retracting the needle guides to release the suture securing devices distally of the vessel wall; and establishing tension in the sutures to move the suture securing devices toward each other to thereby close the puncture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for closing a puncture in a vessel wall of a blood vessel, the method comprising:
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advancing a guide member into proximity with a puncture in a vessel wall, the guide member comprising a needle guide comprising a securing device; advancing an anchor through the guide member to a deployment location within the blood vessel; expanding the anchor to laterally extend beyond a deployment location of the securing device to be advanced through the vessel wall; positioning a distal end of a needle guide angle adjuster distal to openings of the guide member and distal to a distal end of the guide member;
the needle guide angle adjuster being slidably coupled to the guide member,deploying the needle guide distally and radially away from the guide member; deflecting the needle guide with the needle guide angle adjuster; advancing the needle guides and the securing device through the vessel wall to the deployment location of the securing device; retracting the needle guide to release the securing device distally of the vessel wall; and moving the securing device toward a longitudinal axis of the guide member to close the puncture. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for closing a puncture in a vessel wall of a blood vessel, the method comprising:
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advancing a distal end of a guide member to position openings of the guide member, near the distal end, into proximity with a puncture in a vessel wall; positioning a distal end of a needle guide angle adjuster distal to the openings of the guide member and distal to the distal end of the guide member, the needle guide angle adjuster being slidably coupled to the guide member; deploying a plurality of needle guides distally and radially away from the guide member, each needle guide comprising a suture securing device, the suture securing device comprising; an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner cavity; a first opening in the proximal end of the elongated body, the first opening being in communication with the inner cavity; a cutout having a periphery extending distally from the first opening; a plurality of tissue-engaging elements at least partially surrounding the cutout; and a suture attached to the elongated body; advancing the needle guides and the suture securing device through the vessel wall; penetrating the vessel wall by deflecting the needle guides away from a longitudinal axis of the guide member; deploying each suture securing device from each needle guide of the plurality of needle guides to a deployment location; moving the suture securing device toward the longitudinal axis of the guide member to close the puncture; advancing an anchor through the guide member to a deployment location within the blood vessel; and expanding the anchor to laterally extend beyond the deployment location of the securing device advanced through the vessel wall. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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