Patent ID: 9610070
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An interventional medical implant for closing an opening in a tissue, the implant comprising: a foot configured to engage only an internal surface of a vessel and connectable to a delivery element via an anchor cavity disposed within the foot, the foot having a convex upper engagement surface, a first opening on the convex upper engagement surface, a second opening on the convex upper engagement surface, and an anchor cavity opening on the convex upper engagement surface, wherein the first opening, the second opening, and the anchor cavity opening are configured to engage an internal surface of a vessel upon deployment of the foot and removal of the delivery element from the anchor cavity; a closure element having a leading end and a proximal end, the closure element extending through the foot, whereby the leading end of the closure element extends out of the first opening on the convex upper engagement surface of the foot and the proximal end of the closure element extends out of the second opening on the convex upper engagement surface of the foot; a first engagement element coupled to the leading end of the closure element; and a second engagement element coupled to the proximal end of the closure element, wherein the foot and the closure element are configured such that the leading end of the closure element is automatically guided from the second opening on the convex upper engagement surface to the first opening on the convex upper engagement surface when the leading end of the closure element is inserted and advanced through the first opening on the convex upper engagement surface.