Bio-absorbable wound closure device and method
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorDavid M. Taylor
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Abstract
A wound closure device comprises a first frame and a flexible tubular section connected to the first frame, the first frame implantable through a wound in a patient's skin into a lumen of a blood vessel with a portion of the tubular section extending out through the skin. The tubular section has a first portion and a second portion, a wall of the tubular section defining a coaxial inner bore. Twisting the first portion relative to the second portion of the tubular section closes the bore is closed in an area of the tubular section between the first and second portions, thereby closing the wound. Also disclosed is an embodiment for closing an opening in a heart, as well as a delivery device, systems, and methods.
Claims20
A device for closing a wound, the device comprising an implant having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, the implant comprising:
- a first frame at the first end;
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- a flexible tubular section connected to the first frame and extending along the longitudinal axis, the tubular section having a first portion and a second portion;
- wherein a wall of the tubular section defines a coaxial inner bore, and wherein the device is adjustable to a first position where the first portion and the second portion of the tubular section are rotated circumferentially around the longitudinal axis in a first direction relative to one another, such that the bore is closed in an area of the tubular section between the first and second portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.