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US 2011/0087270 A1Published application
Vasculature Closure Devices and Methods
AssigneeE-Pacing, Inc.
InventorsAbraham Penner, Lone Wolinsky, Alon Ben-Yosef
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Abstract
Vasculature closure devices, and systems and methods for their use, are provided. In one embodiment, the vasculature closure device includes an expandable support frame deployable within a vessel and a sealing membrane at least partially supported by the expandable support frame. Upon expanding the support frame, the vasculature closure device is configured to intraluminally position the sealing membrane against a puncture site existing in a vessel wall.
Claims36
A vasculature closure device, comprising:
- an expandable support frame deployable within a vessel;
- and
- a sealing membrane at least partially supported by the expandable support frame;
- wherein, upon expanding the support frame, the device is configured to intraluminally position the sealing membrane against a puncture site existing in a vessel wall.
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A method for closing a vessel, comprising:
- deploying, via a sheath, a vasculature closure device comprising a support frame and a sealing membrane into a vessel through a puncture site, wherein the support frame is in a compressed configuration during deployment;
- and
- positioning and expanding the support frame within the vessel to cause the sealing membrane to at least partially seal the puncture site.
A system for closing a vessel puncture, comprising:
- a vasculature closure device comprising an expandable support frame and a sealing membrane at least partially supported by the expandable support frame, wherein the vasculature closure device is configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to intraluminally position the sealing membrane against a puncture site existing in a vessel;
- a sheath operable to receive the vasculature closure device in the collapsed configuration and to facilitate deploying the vasculature closure device through the puncture site and into the vessel;
- and
- a push rod operable to advance the vasculature closure device through the sheath.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.