Closure apparatus with flexible sealable member and flexible support member
US11478235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00659
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosed technology provides a device for sealing an aperture in a tissue of a body lumen. The device comprises a flexible support member having a base having (i) a central portion and (ii) one or more lateral support portions, to engage and/or hold a sealable member of the device against an interior surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position. The lateral support portions provide additional support surfaces to engage peripheral portions of the sealable member against the interior surface of the tissue.
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