Bioabsorbable plug
First Claim
1. A device for closing an opening in tissue, comprising:
- a plug member having a proximal end and a distal end;
a port extending from the proximal end towards the distal end; and
a blocking element operatively associated with the port to move between a neutral position and a blocking position, the blocking element having a terminal end and a suture portion extending from the blocking element and having a suture end terminating at the blocking element, the terminal end being within the port in both the neutral position and the blocking position, the neutral position being a position where the blocking element permits fluid flow through the port and the blocking position being a position where the blocking element cooperates with the port to assist in blocking fluid flow through the port.
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Abstract
In one example implementation, a device for closing an opening in tissue includes a proximal end and a distal end. The device further includes a port that extends from the proximal end of the device towards the distal end of the device. In addition to extending from the proximal end of the device towards the distal end of the device, the port includes a restriction zone and a storage region. The device further includes a blocking element that is configured to move between a neutral position, located in the storage region of the port, and a blocking position, located in the restriction zone of the port. When the blocking element is in the blocking position, the blocking element cooperates with the restriction zone in the port to assist in blocking fluid flow through the port.
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24 Claims
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1. A device for closing an opening in tissue, comprising:
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a plug member having a proximal end and a distal end; a port extending from the proximal end towards the distal end; and a blocking element operatively associated with the port to move between a neutral position and a blocking position, the blocking element having a terminal end and a suture portion extending from the blocking element and having a suture end terminating at the blocking element, the terminal end being within the port in both the neutral position and the blocking position, the neutral position being a position where the blocking element permits fluid flow through the port and the blocking position being a position where the blocking element cooperates with the port to assist in blocking fluid flow through the port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for closing an opening in tissue, the device comprising:
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a plug member having a proximal end, a distal end, a port extending through the plug member from the proximal end towards the distal end, and an outer surface extending from the proximal end toward the distal end, a cross-sectional dimension of the plug member decreasing from the proximal end toward the distal end; a plurality of projections extending from at least a portion of the outer surface; and a blocking element that cooperates with the port to block fluid flow through the port when moved to a blocking position, the blocking element having a terminal end and a suture portion terminated at and extending from the blocking element, the terminal end being within the port in both a first position that allows fluid to flow through the port and a second position where the terminal end prohibits fluid to flow through the port. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for closing an opening in tissue, comprising:
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an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passage extending from the proximal end toward the distal end; a plug member operatively associated with the elongate member, the plug member comprising; a plug proximal end and a plug distal end; a port extending through the plug member from the plug proximal end towards the plug distal end, the port cooperating with the passage in the elongate member; a blocking element coupled to a distal end of suture-like actuator, the suture-like actuator operatively associated with the passage in the elongate member and the port in the plug member to permit movement of the blocking element between a neutral position and a blocking position, the blocking element having a terminal end and the suture-like actuator terminated at and extending from the blocking element, the blocking element cooperating with the port to assist in blocking fluid flow through the port when in the blocking position, the terminal end being within the port in both a neutral position that allows fluid to flow through the port and a blocking position where the terminal end prohibits fluid to flow through the port. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for closing an opening in tissue, comprising:
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an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passage extending from the proximal end toward the distal end; a plug member coupled to the elongate member, the plug member comprising; a plug proximal end, a plug distal end, a port extending from the plug proximal end to the plug distal end, and an outer surface extending from the plug proximal end towards the plug distal end, a cross-sectional dimension of the plug member decreasing from the plug proximal end toward the plug distal end and a diameter of the port increasing in diameter from the plug proximal end toward the plug distal end;
a blocking element movable through the port, and a suture terminated at and extending from the blocking element; anda plurality of projections extending from at least a portion of the outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for closing an opening in a body lumen, the method comprising:
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advancing a plug member to the opening in the body lumen, the plug member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a port extending from the distal end toward the proximal end; and moving a blocking element from a neutral position that allows fluid to flow through the port to a blocking position that prohibits fluid to flow through the port, the blocking element having a terminal end and a suture portion terminated at and extending from the blocking element, the terminal end being within the port in both the neutral position and the blocking position, the blocking element and the port cooperating to assist in blocking fluid flow through the port when the blocking element is in the blocking position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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Specification