Patent ID: 7026437
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A61L,C08G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for sealing a puncture in a blood vessel, comprising: a first flexible sealing member, positionable inside the blood vessel immediately adjacent to the puncture; an elongated member comprising a composite and having an axial direction, a cross-sectional diameter, a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first sealing member is attached to the distal end of the elongated member, the elongated member being capable of positioning the first sealing member within the blood vessel and immediately adjacent to the puncture, the elongated member further comprising a distal locking portion comprising an enlarged cross-sectional diameter at the distal portion which extends outwardly from the punctured blood vessel when the first sealing member is positioned within the blood vessel and immediately adjacent to the puncture; and a second flexible sealing member threadable onto the elongated member by an opening defined therein, the second sealing member comprising locking means for locking onto the distal locking portion of the elongated member, such that the second sealing means is locked onto the elongated member on the outside of the blood vessel immediately adjacent to the puncture thereby sealing the puncture.