Patent ID: 7081125
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for introducing a catheter through a puncture within a vessel and sealing the puncture, comprising: providing an apparatus comprising an elongated body having a distal end, the body including a circumferential wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the body further including a utility lumen defined by the inner surface of the circumferential wall and a closure lumen separate from the utility lumen and being defined by a bore within the circumferential wall between the inner and outer surfaces, the closure lumen having a fluid delivery port located at a fixed distance from the distal end of the apparatus, positioning the elongated body within the tissue site, delivering a catheter through the utility lumen into the vessel, performing a treatment with the catheter, withdrawing the catheter through the utility lumen, and delivering a closure composition through the closure lumen to the puncture.