Patent ID: 9078632
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for closing a hole in a vessel having a vascular lumen formed by the vessel, comprising: a. inserting through the hole and into the lumen (i) an introducer sheath and (ii) then inserting an implantable closure device having proximal and distal ends and being expandable within the lumen from a collapsed state to an expanded state, the expanded state providing a geometry sufficient to at least substantially occlude the hole, the introducer sheath defining a an introducer lumen sized to accommodate insertion of the closure device in its collapsed state; b. inserting a distal portion of an elongate guiding member through the hole and into the vascular lumen; and c. expanding the implantable closure device to the expanded state within the lumen to at least substantially occlude the hole, while leaving the distal portion of the elongate guiding member extending into the vascular lumen whereby the guiding member can be used to access the lumen in subsequent operations performed on the vessel.