Closure device for a puncture channel and applicator device

US7311720B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Gottfried Mueller · Igersheim, DE
• Thomas Beck · Durchhausen, DE
• Manfred Dworschak · Bohmte, DE
• Sven Eggerstedt · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 26, 2004
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2007
• Expiry date: Apr 16, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/00659
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In a closure device for an opening in a layer of tissue comprising a plurality of wings which provide and/or hold bearing areas on tissue surrounding the opening, the wings are held by means of respective joints for swivelling movement on a base part.