Patent ID: 8372092
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An instrument for delivering a hemostat comprising: an outer shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a balloon disposed at the distal end of said outer shaft; a hemostat disposed distal to the distal end of said outer shaft and distal to said balloon; and a fluid-resistant element connected to and extending distally from the distal end of said outer shaft and surrounding said balloon and said hemostat, said fluid-resistant element having a breakable, fluid-resistant seal at a distal end thereof, wherein said outer shaft and said fluid resistant element connected to the distal end of said outer shaft slide together, axially toward a proximal end of said instrument and relative to said hemostat for delivering said balloon and said hemostat through said fluid-resistant seal.