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Device for sealing hemostatic incisions

  • US 5,630,833 A
  • Filed: 03/24/1995
  • Issued: 05/20/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device for sealing an incision which extends between the skin and a blood vessel in the body of a patient, the device comprising:

  • a bioabsorbable member for sealing the incision wherein said bioabsorbable member includes a first member having an elongate shaft member having a lumen therein and an expandable member operatively associated therewith, said shaft member and expandable member being sized to extend through the incision and at least one of said first member and said expandable member being constructed in such a manner so as to be absorbable within the body of the patient after a period of time sufficient for permitting the effective sealing of the incision.

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