Patent ID: 11857172
Assignee: ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A vascular closure device, comprising:
a self-expanding tubular vascular closure element comprising a patch configured to close a vascular access hole,
a retaining element surrounding the vascular closure element, the retaining element being arranged to hold the vascular closure element in a lumen of the retaining element in a configuration where the vascular closure element is not fully expanded,
a tether being arranged lengthwise to extend from a first longitudinal end of the retaining element to a second longitudinal end of the retaining element, opposite the first longitudinal end of the retaining element so that, upon application of a first force to the tether which is greater than a threshold force, the tether disintegrates a portion of the retaining element to such an extent that the vascular closure element can freely expand; and
a pullout-tether coupled to the retaining element, the pullout-tether being arranged circumferentially around a mid-portion between a proximal end and a distal end of the retaining element for withdrawing the retaining element from a patient's vasculature once the portion of the retaining element has been disintegrated.