Vascular hole closure device

A hole closure 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 hole closure device comprising:

• a first member having a first width in a delivery position and in a placement position;
• a second member;
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• a flexible connecting member operatively connecting the first member and the second member, the first member secured to the flexible connecting member, wherein the flexible connecting member advances the first member toward the second member, wherein movement of the flexible connecting member in a proximal direction advances the first member toward the second member in a distal direction for placement of the first member in the placement position, the flexible connecting member being restricted from movement and retained in a fixed position by the hole closure device until a sufficient predetermined proximal force is applied to the flexible connecting member to override a restriction force and free it from being restricted.

A hole closure 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 hole closure device comprising:

• a first member;
• a second member;
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• a flexible connecting member operatively connecting the first member and the second member, the first member secured to the flexible connecting member, wherein the flexible connecting member advances the first member toward the second member, wherein the flexible connecting member is restricted in movement by engagement of any one of a plurality of contiguous regions along its length by the closure device, the flexible connecting member is freed from its restriction of movement upon application of a sufficient proximal force to a first end of the flexible connecting member, and is restricted by engagement of one of the plurality of regions along its length when the application of sufficient force ceases, the application of sufficient proximal force pulls the end of the flexible connecting member proximally.