METAL VASCULAR APERTURE CLOSURE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A closure device to be inserted at least partially through a blood vessel wall aperture in a blood vessel wall, the blood vessel having a lumen, the closure device comprising:
- at least two parts, including an internal part and an external part, the internal part being adapted to be extended at least partially through the blood vessel wall aperture and into the lumen to at least partially block the blood vessel wall aperture, each of the internal part and the external part consisting essentially of a metal that biodegrades within a living being in a period of time that permits biological repair of the blood vessel wall in and around the blood vessel wall and at least the external part being movable relative to the internal part.
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Abstract
A closure device to be inserted at least partially through a blood vessel wall aperture in a blood vessel wall. The closure device includes at least two parts, an internal part and an external part. The internal part is adapted to be extended at least partially through the blood vessel wall aperture and into the lumen to at least partially block the blood vessel wall aperture. Each of the internal part and the external part consists essentially of a metal that biodegrades within a living being in a period of time that permits biological repair of the blood vessel wall in and around the blood vessel aperture.
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1. A closure device to be inserted at least partially through a blood vessel wall aperture in a blood vessel wall, the blood vessel having a lumen, the closure device comprising:
at least two parts, including an internal part and an external part, the internal part being adapted to be extended at least partially through the blood vessel wall aperture and into the lumen to at least partially block the blood vessel wall aperture, each of the internal part and the external part consisting essentially of a metal that biodegrades within a living being in a period of time that permits biological repair of the blood vessel wall in and around the blood vessel wall and at least the external part being movable relative to the internal part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of substantially blocking fluid leakage from an aperture in a blood vessel wall of a blood vessel, the blood vessel having a lumen, the method comprising:
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inserting a device at least partially into the blood vessel aperture, the device having at least two parts, including an internal part and an external part, each of the internal part and the external part consisting essentially of a metal that biodegrades within a living being in a period of time that permits biological repair of the blood vessel wall in and around the blood vessel aperture; extending the internal part at least partially through the blood vessel wall aperture and into the lumen to at least partially block the blood vessel wall aperture; and moving the external part relative and the internal part relative to each other by tensioning a tensioning member between the internal part within the blood vessel lumen and the external part outside of the blood vessel wall. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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