Patent ID: 6818008
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of closing a percutaneous puncture made through the body of a patient to gain access to a blood vessel, comprising the steps of:a. inserting in the puncture a tube containing a flowable biocompatible adhesive not in contact with a channel so as to form the channel in the puncture from outside of the body to an area proximate to the outside of a blood vessel exterior wall; b. removing the tube so as to deposit the flowable biocompatible adhesive in the channel and outside of the blood vessel exterior wall while preventing flow of the adhesive out of the end of the puncture into the blood vessel and preventing the flow of body fluid out of the blood vessel; and, c. allowing the biocompatible adhesive to bond the puncture together to close the puncture while substantially preventing the flow of body fluid from the blood vessel from coming into contact with the biocompatible adhesive.