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Apex closure device

  • US 9,839,415 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2013
  • Issued: 12/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wound closure device for closing a wound opening accessing an interior of an organ, comprising:

  • a first section formed from a first material configured to promote tissue growth, the first section extending in a longitudinal direction between a trailing end and a distal end, and including a defined channel extending proximally from the distal end, the channel having an open end with a first transverse cross-section at the distal end of the first section, a closed end with a second transverse cross-section at a spaced distance from the trailing end of the first section, and a transverse cross-section between the open end and the closed end that is larger than the first transverse cross-section and the second transverse cross-section so as to define a recess in the channel; and

    a second section positioned at the distal end of the first section, the second section having a protrusion positioned in the recess of the channel to secure the second section within the channel, the second section being formed from a second material different from the first material, wherein the first and second sections are sized for placement within the wound opening with the second section being proximate to the interior of the organ and separating the first section from the interior of the organ, the second section having a longitudinal axis and a distal end remote from the first section, the distal end of the second section being rounded in longitudinal cross-section.

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