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Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture

Assignee: ACCESS CLOSURE INCPriority: Mar 23, 2012Filed: Dec 9, 2019Published: Apr 9, 2020

Est. expiryMar 23, 2032(~5.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Ronald Hundertmark Andy H. Uchida David L. Fiscella Moshe Zilversmit Brandon Fell Vincent Ku Curt Guyer Richard E. Repp Mark Sponsel

A61B 2017/00654A61B 17/0057A61B 2017/00557A61B 2017/00623A61B 2017/22069A61B 2017/00672A61B 2017/22067A61B 2017/0065A61B 2017/00367

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An apparatus for sealing a puncture through a vessel wall including a positioning assembly, a sheath releasably engaged with the positioning assembly, and a support member axially advanceable through the sheath. The positioning assembly includes a positioning element positioned at a distal portion of the positioning assembly and a sealant disposed at a distal portion of the positioning assembly. The sheath guides the sealant and positioning assembly to the puncture in the vessel wall.

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         1 . An apparatus for sealing a puncture through a vessel wall comprising:
 a positioning assembly including a positioning element positioned at a distal portion of the positioning assembly and a sealant disposed at a distal portion of the positioning assembly; and   a support member axially advanceable through the sheath.

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