MEDICAL CLOSURE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A medical device for closing an opening in a tissue in a body of a patient, the device comprising:
- an elongated tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis, the tubular member including a distal section and a proximal section, wherein the distal section is expandable from a first configuration to a second expanded configuration through the application of a predetermined compressive force upon the distal section along the longitudinal axis;
wherein the elongated tubular member is adapted to permit an insertion device to extend through the elongated tubular member and extend distally therefrom such that withdrawing the insertion device applies the predetermined compressive force.
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Abstract
Several alternative designs, structures, assemblies, treatment methods and/or methods of manufacturing medical closure devices adapted and/or configured for closing an opening, for example, an incision or a puncture in the tissue of a patient, for example, the dural membrane of a patient. Some embodiments include a medical closure device including an elongated tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis. The tubular member including a distal section and a proximal section, and the distal section is expandable from a first configuration to a second expanded configuration through the application of a compressive force upon the distal section along the longitudinal axis.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical device for closing an opening in a tissue in a body of a patient, the device comprising:
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an elongated tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis, the tubular member including a distal section and a proximal section, wherein the distal section is expandable from a first configuration to a second expanded configuration through the application of a predetermined compressive force upon the distal section along the longitudinal axis;
wherein the elongated tubular member is adapted to permit an insertion device to extend through the elongated tubular member and extend distally therefrom such that withdrawing the insertion device applies the predetermined compressive force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical device for closing an opening in a dural membrane of a patient, the device comprising:
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a tubular proximal section defining an outer surface having an outer perimeter;
a tubular intermediate section connected to the proximal section, the intermediate section defining an outer surface having an outer perimeter that is less than the outer perimeter of the proximal section;
a tubular distal section connected to the intermediate section, the distal section being configured to be radially expandable from a first configuration to a second expanded configuration through the application of a predetermined compressive force upon the distal section, the distal section being adapted to permit an insertion device to extend therethrough such that withdrawing the insertion device applies the predetermined compressive force; and
a non-return valve disposed within the distal section. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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