Patent ID: 8512372
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for sealing a percutaneous puncture in the wall of a blood vessel, comprising: providing an insertion tool having an actuator which is operable in a first mode in which the actuator is configured for deployment of an inner seal inside the vessel and operable in a second mode in which the actuator is configured for tamping a locking member on an outside of the vessel, wherein the actuator is arranged to be set into said second mode in response to a pulling force acting on a filament connecting the inner seal and the locking member; operating said insertion tool in said first mode by depressing the actuator towards a closure device housing; pulling said filament so as to set said actuator in said second mode; and operating said insertion tool in said second mode by depressing the actuator towards the closure device housing.