Patent ID: 9566051
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of sealing a tissue puncture in an internal tissue wall that is accessible through a percutaneous incision, the method comprising: providing a closure device and a guidewire, the closure device including a sealing pad, a lateral guidewire slot, and a locking member, the guidewire including distal and proximal ends, the lateral guidewire slot also extending proximally relative to the locking member, the lateral guidewire slot extending distally relative to the locking member; advancing the distal end of the guidewire through the percutaneous incision and the tissue puncture; mounting the closure device to the guidewire by inserting a portion of the guidewire that is spaced between the distal and proximal ends of the guidewire through the lateral guidewire slot; locking an axial position of the guidewire relative to the closure device using the locking member.