Blood vessel sealing device and method of sealing an opening in a blood vessel
First Claim
1. A sealing device for the closure of an opening in a blood vessel of a patient, said sealing device being arranged for introduction into an incision extending from the skin of a patient through the wall of a blood vessel having an opening therein for obstructing the flow of blood from the blood vessel through the opening, said sealing device comprising a thread arranged for passage through the wall of the blood vessel and having a portion arranged to be located and held within the interior of the blood vessel, a slidable member arranged to slide along said thread to a position outside and immediately adjacent the wall of the blood vessel and operatively coupled to the thread to hold the portion of the thread between it and the portion of the thread within the interior of the blood vessel in tension to hold the sealing device in place and prevent the flow of blood through the opening.
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Abstract
A percutaneously insertable system for sealing punctures in blood vessels includes an element that is percutaneously insertable into and deplorable within a blood vessel, a thread-like member attached to the element that passes through the wall of the blood vessel and arresting element moveable on the thread and into engagement with the other surface of the blood vessel thereby to seal the opening.
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- 1. A sealing device for the closure of an opening in a blood vessel of a patient, said sealing device being arranged for introduction into an incision extending from the skin of a patient through the wall of a blood vessel having an opening therein for obstructing the flow of blood from the blood vessel through the opening, said sealing device comprising a thread arranged for passage through the wall of the blood vessel and having a portion arranged to be located and held within the interior of the blood vessel, a slidable member arranged to slide along said thread to a position outside and immediately adjacent the wall of the blood vessel and operatively coupled to the thread to hold the portion of the thread between it and the portion of the thread within the interior of the blood vessel in tension to hold the sealing device in place and prevent the flow of blood through the opening.
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10. A method of closing an opening in the wall of a blood vessel of a patient by use of a sealing device, the opening in the wall of the blood vessel being in communication with an incision extending from the skin of a patient to the opening, the sealing device comprising a thread and a slidable member, said method comprising the steps of:
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(A) extending said thread through the wall of the blood vessel so that a portion of said thread is located and held within the interior of the blood vessel; and
(B) sliding said slidable member along said thread to a position outside and immediately adjacent the wall of the blood vessel, said slidable member being operatively coupled to said thread to hold the portion of said thread between it and the portion of said thread within the interior of the blood vessel in tension to hold said sealing device in place and to prevent the flow of blood through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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