Patent ID: 9179902
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for sealing a puncture in a blood vessel, comprising: puncturing a blood vessel; inserting one or more therapy implements through the puncture wound and into the blood vessel; performing a therapeutic surgical procedure via the one or more therapy implements; inserting a closure catheter at least partially into the puncture wound; providing a blocking member disposed about the outer surface of the closure catheter, the blocking member having an outer diameter greater than the puncture wound and an inner aperture sized and adapted to accommodate the closure catheter, wherein the blocking member comprising a body having a distal surface, a proximal surface, and a perimeter surface wherein a plurality of elongate arms extend proximally from the proximal surface; advancing the blocking member over an outer surface of the closure catheter and into engagement with the blood vessel outer wall; and advancing a hemostasis-promoting material over the closure catheter, wherein the hemostasis-promoting material is advanced by a pusher member configured to advance the blocking member, the usher member comprising an elongate body having a distal end having a distal surface, wherein a plurality of elongate tracks extend proximally from the distal surface and terminate at respective terminal walls, wherein the elongate tracks are spaced complementarily to the elongate arms such that the elongate arms are slidably accommodated in the elongate tracks.