Patent ID: 9375214
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for sealing a puncture extending through tissue to a body lumen using a closure device, the closure device comprising a bioabsorbable sealing member and an elongate retainer connected thereto, the method comprising: delivering the sealing member into the body lumen with the elongate retainer extending proximally into the puncture; retracting the elongate retainer to direct the sealing member against a wall of the body lumen; advancing sealing material around a distal section of the elongate retainer wherein the step of advancing the sealing material causes the sealing material to substantially encircle the elongate retainer; and leaving the sealing member within the body lumen for a time period during which the entire sealing member is substantially absorbed within the body lumen, wherein the sealing material comprises bioabsorbable material that is absorbed at a different rate than the sealing member when exposed to an aqueous physiological environment.