Patent ID: 8920463
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall, the aperture having an external opening in an external region of the vessel wall and an internal opening in an internal region of the vessel wall, the device comprising: a covering member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture, the covering member having a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture; a securing member positionable external of the vessel, the securing member having a plurality of pores extending therethrough; a first retainer positionable external of the vessel; a first flexable connecting member operatively connecting the covering member and the securing member, the connecting member being fixedly secured to the first retainer at one end, wherein the connecting member moves the securing member toward the covering member as a second end of the connecting member is moved proximally to move the securing member toward the covering member as the first retainer remains fixedly secured to the first flexable connecting member at the first end, in a placement position the first retainer securing the covering member in position and remaining proximal of the covering member and securing member; a second flexable connecting member, the second flexable connecting member moving the securing member towards the covering member independent of movement of the first flexable connecting member.