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Dissolvable closure device

US7955353B1 · kind B1 · utility

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133References

27Claims

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Assignee

Sub-Q, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark Ashby · Laguna Niguel, US
Eduardo Chi Sing · Dana Point, US
Tin Tran · Anaheim, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 12, 2003
Grant date	Jun 7, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2400/04
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides for a method and apparatus to provide hemostasis at a puncture site having a communication tube with a lumen, a top and a bottom; a hemostatic material positioned around the communication tube bottom, the hemostatic material having a first end and a second end; and a hemostatic material cover positioned around the hemostatic material and the communication tube bottom, wherein the hemostatic material cover forms a hollow distal tip cavity at the hemostatic material first end.

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