Patent ID: 9265497
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A tissue access site system comprising: a tissue cutting element comprising a central rod and a plurality of blades positioned in a circumferential array around the central rod, each of the plurality of blades extending radially from the central rod, wherein the blades and the central rod are configured to be jointly penetrated through a tissue wall to generate a tissue access site configured to accommodate insertion of a medical instrument or a sheath through which a medical instrument can be deployed, and wherein the tissue access site is defined by a plurality of tissue flaps having a predetermined geometry; and a tissue closure device comprising a plurality of tubes positioned in a circumferential array about an axis of the tissue closure device, wherein each tube contains a suture therein, wherein the tubes are configured for attaching the sutures to the tissue wall at locations corresponding to each of the tissue flaps, and wherein each blade is positioned circumferentially between adjacent tubes.