Patent ID: 11957328
Assignee: VIVASURE MEDICAL LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 1:
2. A device for sealing an aperture in a tissue, the device comprising:
a. an implant configured to seal the aperture when positioned adjacent to the aperture, the implant comprising:
(i) a foot including a distal portion configured to be disposed distally beyond a distal surface of the tissue when the device is in a sealing position, and a proximal portion having a longitudinal axis and configured to extend proximally through the aperture and proximally beyond a proximal surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position;
(ii) a thin flexible wing having at least one surface and a longitudinal plane; and
(iii) an elongated retention member comprising a first portion and a second portion, and

b. a delivery shaft configured to engage the implant to allow the implant to be maneuvered into sealing engagement with a distal surface of the tissue, the delivery shaft comprising:
(i) a pusher tube comprising a pusher tube lumen;
(ii) a handle coupled to the delivery shaft,
(iii) a guidewire extension tube comprising a guidewire extension tube lumen,

wherein the handle comprises at least one of a projection wall, a guide rib, a holding rib, and a recess,
wherein a guidewire extends through the pusher tube and through the handle and out a proximal end of the handle, wherein the implant comprises a guide channel configured to receive the guidewire, and
wherein the device is configured to allow articulation between the implant and the delivery shaft.