Patent ID: 9089312
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A tamponade device for stopping hemorrhaging in a surgically created passageway during a biopsy procedure using, the tamponade device comprising: a probe having an inner bore; a stem portion sized to fit within the inner bore; an expandable portion sized to fit within the inner bore, the expandable portion changeable between a first size and a second size wherein the second size is larger than the first size, the expandable portion further being configured to be pressurized in the second size to a pressure level higher than about two times a patient normal systolic blood pressure, wherein the pressure within the expandable portion is substantially uniform about an inner surface of the expandable portion, wherein the pressure level will stop hemorrhaging of a surgically transected blood vessel; a sheath having an open first end and a closed second end, the sheath being disposed about and removably coupled to the expandable portion, the sheath sized to fit within the inner bore; a surgical sealant disposed on an outer surface of the sheath, the surgical sealant configured in operation to adhere and retain the sheath within the surgically created passageway when the expandable portion is removed from the surgically created passageway; and wherein the sheath is made of a biocompatible and bioabsorable material.