Integrated vascular device with puncture site closure component and sealant and methods of use
OwnerRichard Ginn, W. Belefinventors
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for use in sealing a vascular puncture site. The invention comprises an integrated vascular device having a sheath with a closure component and puncture sealant. The closure component is disposed on and advanceable over the exterior of the sheath and may comprise any of a variety of apparatus suited for closing a vascular puncture. Once the closure component has been actuated to close the puncture, sealant is introduced to seal the puncture. The sheath and closure component are then removed from the patient.
Claims20
A method of closing an opening in tissue, comprising:
- disposing a sheath within a tissue tract, wherein a distal end of the sheath is disposed within an opening formed in tissue;
- performing a medical procedure through a lumen of the sheath;
- closing the opening with a closure component, the closure component comprising at least two sharpened tips for engagement with tissue adjacent the opening, the sharpened tips having an expanded delivery configuration and a retracted deployed configuration to close the opening;
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- applying a sealing means to the opening to effect closure of the opening.
A method of closing an opening in tissue, comprising:
- disposing a sheath within a tissue tract, wherein a distal end of the sheath is disposed within an opening formed in tissue;
- performing a medical procedure through a lumen of the sheath;
- positioning a closure component to close the opening, the closure component comprising at least two sharpened tips for engagement with tissue adjacent the opening, the sharpened tips having an expanded delivery configuration and a retracted deployed configuration;
- closing the opening formed in the tissue;
- and
- applying a sealing means to the opening to effect closure of the opening.
A method of closing an opening in tissue, comprising:
- disposing a sheath within a tissue tract, the sheath comprising a proximal end, a distal end disposable within an opening formed in tissue, and a lumen extending from the proximal end toward the distal end;
- performing a medical procedure through the lumen of the sheath;
- positioning a closure component upon the tissue adjacent to the opening, the closure component comprising at least two sharpened tips for engagement with tissue, the sharpened tips having an expanded delivery configuration and a retracted deployed configuration;
- closing the opening formed in the tissue;
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- applying a sealing means to the opening to effect closure of the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.