SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VESSEL ACCESS CLOSURE
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1. An apparatus for closing a hole in a vessel, comprising:
- a. a bioresorbable closure device having proximal and distal ends and being expandable from a collapsed state to an expanded state, wherein the expanded state has a geometry sufficient to substantially occlude the hole, and wherein the collapsed state is insertable through the hole;
b. one or more bioresorbable tension members coupled to one or more peripheral locations of the closure device and being configured to urge the closure device into the expanded state when tensioned relative to the closure device;
c. a bioresorbable cinching member threaded over the one or more bioresorbable tension members and configured to retain tensioned positions of the one or more implantable tension members relative to the bioresorbable closure device; and
d. an elongate delivery member removably coupled to the bioresorbable closure device and configured to compressibly interface with the bioresorbable cinching member when tension is applied to the one or more bioresorbable tension members.
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Abstract
Embodiments are described for closing vascular access ports, such as arteriotomies, which involve placement and deployment of an expandable device configured to prevent blood flow across a subject arteriotomy while also keeping disturbance of intravascular flow to a minimum. Suitable prostheses may comprise one or more frames constructed from lengths of flexible materials, such as shape memory alloys or polymers. Such frames may be coupled to sheetlike or tube-like structures configured to spread loads, minimize thrombosis which may be related to intravascular flow, and maintain hemostasis.
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1. An apparatus for closing a hole in a vessel, comprising:
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a. a bioresorbable closure device having proximal and distal ends and being expandable from a collapsed state to an expanded state, wherein the expanded state has a geometry sufficient to substantially occlude the hole, and wherein the collapsed state is insertable through the hole; b. one or more bioresorbable tension members coupled to one or more peripheral locations of the closure device and being configured to urge the closure device into the expanded state when tensioned relative to the closure device; c. a bioresorbable cinching member threaded over the one or more bioresorbable tension members and configured to retain tensioned positions of the one or more implantable tension members relative to the bioresorbable closure device; and d. an elongate delivery member removably coupled to the bioresorbable closure device and configured to compressibly interface with the bioresorbable cinching member when tension is applied to the one or more bioresorbable tension members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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