Patent ID: 8277481
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A tissue closure for closing an opening penetrating a tissue membrane comprising: a seal portion configured to cover the opening penetrating a tissue membrane and a surrounding portion of the opening from one side of the tissue membrane; a framework body portion deformable between a contracted form in which the framework body portion is extended in a direction substantially perpendicular to a reference plane and is contracted in a direction substantially parallel to the reference plane and an expanded form in which the framework body portion is contracted in the direction substantially perpendicular to the reference plane and is expanded in the direction substantially parallel to the reference plane, the seal portion and the framework body portion being integrally molded in one piece from a bioabsorbable material; and a connecting portion connecting the seal portion and the framework body portion, the connecting portion consisting of a single bendable plate so that the connecting portion permits pivoting motion of the seal portion in only a single plane.