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US 2006/0142798 A1Published application
Device and method for closing an opening in a body cavity or lumen
OwnerThomas Holman, Tracee Eidenschink +1inventors
InventorsThomas Holman, Tracee Eidenschink, Jan Weber
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Abstract
A closure device or system seals or closes an opening in a body cavity. The closure device is deployed proximate to an entry site to the body cavity. A needle or instrument is inserted through the closure to form an incision through the body wall to insert a treatment device or instrument. Following withdrawal of the treatment device or instrument, the closure device seals or closes the incision.
Claims40
A closure device for closing a body opening, comprising:
- a patch including a patch body, puncturable or configured with a pre-formed or openable opening, such that the patch body has an access opening sized to receive a medical device, the access opening being closable upon removal of the inserted medical device.
A method for medical treatment, comprising:
- deploying a closure device adjacent to an entry site to a body cavity;
- after deploying, inserting an instrument through an opening in the closure device and an opening in the body cavity to administer medical treatment;
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- withdrawing the instrument and leaving the closure device at the entry site to close the opening to the body cavity.
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A medical device for accessing a body cavity, comprising:
- a delivery sheath having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a closure device disposed in the delivery sheath and deployable from a distal opening in the delivery sheath;
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- a needle slidably disposed in the delivery sheath, proximally located relative to the closure device, and distally advancable to form an incision through a body into the body cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.