Patent ID: 6190400
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A sealing device for the closure of an opening in a blood vessel of a patient, said sealing device being arranged for introduction into an incision extending from the skin of a patient through the wall of a blood vessel having an opening therein for obstructing the flow of blood from the blood vessel through the opening, said sealing device comprising a thread arranged for passage through the wall of the blood vessel and having a portion arranged to be located and held within the interior of the blood vessel, a slidable member arranged to slide along said thread to a position outside and immediately adjacent the wall of the blood vessel and operatively coupled to the thread to hold the portion of the thread between it and the portion of the thread within the interior of the blood vessel in tension to hold the sealing device in place and prevent the flow of blood through the opening.