Patent ID: 9724081
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method for sealing a puncture of a vessel using a hemostatic system that includes (i) a first tube including a first sidewall and a first side opening extending through the first sidewall, the first sidewall defining a first lumen, (ii) a second tube housing at least a portion of the first tube and at least partially defining a second lumen, the second tube including a second opening in fluid communication with the second lumen, (iii) a hopper coupled to the second tube and defining a cavity in fluid communication with the second lumen, (iv) an injection device, and (v) a plug that at least partially circumscribes the first tube, said method comprising: retaining a hemocoagulant agent in the cavity defined by the hopper; advancing the first tube into the vessel until a fluid is channeled into the first side opening and through the first lumen defined by the first tube, wherein the plug is spaced proximally from the first side opening such that the plug is substantially adjacent the vessel when the first side opening is positioned within a lumen of the vessel, and wherein the second opening is spaced proximally from the first side opening such that the second opening is outside the vessel when the fluid is channeled into the first side opening; and selectively positioning the injection device within at least one of the cavity and the second lumen such that a hemocoagulant agent is channeled from the cavity through the second lumen and out the second opening.