Vascular hole closure device
AssigneeRex Medical, L.P.
InventorsJames F. McGuckin, JR., James S. Tarmin, Thanu Anidharan
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Abstract
A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall, the aperture having an external opening in an external region of the vessel wall and an internal opening in an internal region of the vessel wall. The device includes a covering member positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture and having a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture. A securing member is positionable external of the vessel and has a plurality of pores extending therethrough. A flexible connecting member operatively connects the covering member and securing member and moves the securing member toward the covering member.
Claims18
A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall, the aperture having an external opening in an external region of the vessel wall and an internal opening in an internal region of the vessel wall, the device comprising:
- a covering member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture, the covering member having a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture;
- a securing member positionable external of the vessel, the securing member having a plurality of pores extending therethrough;
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- a flexible connecting member operatively connecting the covering member and the securing member, the connecting member moving the securing member toward the covering member.
A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall, the aperture having an external opening in an external region of the vessel wall and an internal opening in an internal region of the vessel wall, the device comprising:
- a covering member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture, the covering member having a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture;
- a retainer positionable external of the vessel;
- a flexible connecting member connecting the first retainer to the covering member;
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- a material having a plurality of pores positioned between the retainer and the covering member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.