Patent ID: 6296658
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A medical sealing apparatus for sealing a blood vessel aperture in a patient, comprising:a. a thin, elongated conduit having a central lumen, said conduit having proximal and distal ends, said conduit distal end being insertable into the blood vessel aperture and having an inflation segment including an external orifice which is communicatively connected to said lumen;b. an expandable member sealingly disposed at said conduit distal end inflation segment, said expandable member being inflatable with a fluid to a predetermined diameter;c. means to connect said conduit lumen to an external inflation source, said means to connect being disposed at said proximal end of said conduit;d. means to introduce a procoagulant to the blood vessel opening; ande. a seal consisting of an elastomeric material continuously and adhereingly disposed in said conduit central lumen along a predetermined segment at said proximal end thereof, said seal permitting ingress and egress of fluid to and from said conduit lumen via a syringe.