Patent ID: 9504457
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A system for closing a wound of a vessel, comprising: an introducer; an outer sheath slidably disposed through the introducer, the outer sheath having a proximal end and a distal end; an inner sheath slidably disposed through the outer sheath, the inner sheath having a proximal end and a distal end; a support rod within the inner sheath and comprising a tamper, a recessed portion and a cutting member disposed in the recessed portion; a plunger connected to the support rod, the plunger having a proximal end disposed externally of the outer sheath and the inner sheath; a sealing member configured to deploy from the distal end of the outer sheath again an inner wall of the vessel; an anchor member received in the inner sheath and configured to deploy from the distal end of the inner sheath against an outer wall of the vessel by depression of the proximal end of the plunger; and a suture extending within the inner sheath and connecting the sealing member with the anchor member, the suture comprising a proximal end which extends proximal of the anchor member and is configured to tighten the sealing member and the anchor member by reducing the distance between the sealing member and the anchor member while the tamper is maintaining the anchor member against the outer wall of the vessel, wherein the proximal end of the suture is accessible to be cut by the cutting member when pulled through the recessed portion of the support rod, wherein, prior to the deployment of the sealing member, the sealing member and the distal end of the inner sheath are received in the distal end of the outer sheath, the sealing member being distal with respect to the distal end of the inner sheath, such that the partial withdrawal of the outer sheath permits deployment of the sealing member.