Access and closure device and method
US8241325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0293
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make both steeply sloping and flat access paths into a vascular lumen is disclosed. The device can also form arteriotomies with sections cleaved between a vessel's intima and adventitia. Methods for using the device are also disclosed.
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