Locator and closure device and method of use
First Claim
1. A device for sealing a puncture in the wall of the body lumen comprising:
- an elongate deployment member having a sealing element releasably disposed within a distal end thereof, said deployment member being coupled to a first actuator configured to retract said deployment member relative to said sealing element, and an elongated indicator member having a proximal end and a distal end, said indicator member extending through a lumen in said deployment member such that the distal end of said indicator member extends distally of the distal end of the deployment member, and said indicator member being coupled to a second actuator configured to retract said indicator member relative to said deployment member.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a device which is capable of both locating a punctured blood vessel wall and sealing the puncture in the vessel and to the method of using the device as well. In one embodiment, the device includes an elongate deployment member having a sealing element releasably disposed within a distal end thereof, said deployment member being coupled to a first actuator configured to retract said deployment member relative to said sealing element, and an elongated indicator member having a proximal end and a distal end, said indicator member extending through a lumen in said deployment member such that the distal end of said indicator member extends distally of the distal end of the deployment member, and said indicator member being coupled to a second actuator configured to retract said indicator member relative to said deployment member.
-
Citations
33 Claims
-
1. A device for sealing a puncture in the wall of the body lumen comprising:
-
an elongate deployment member having a sealing element releasably disposed within a distal end thereof, said deployment member being coupled to a first actuator configured to retract said deployment member relative to said sealing element, and an elongated indicator member having a proximal end and a distal end, said indicator member extending through a lumen in said deployment member such that the distal end of said indicator member extends distally of the distal end of the deployment member, and said indicator member being coupled to a second actuator configured to retract said indicator member relative to said deployment member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
-
-
24. A method for sealing a puncture, having an edge, in the wall of a lumen of a body comprising:
-
deploying a deployment member of a sealing device through the puncture, wherein the sealing device includes a sealing element and an indicator wire having a distal tip;
extending the indicator wire out of the deployment member when the sealing device is deployed through the puncture;
adjusting the position of the sealing device until the indicator wire is adjacent to the edge of the puncture;
retracting the indicator wire into the device;
retracting the deployment member relative to the sealing element; and
retracting the device from the puncture, wherein the indicator wire is retracted into the device and the deployment member is retracted relative to the sealing element. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
-
Specification