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Patent US7998169 - Access and closure device and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsDevices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make a steep and controlled access path into a vascular lumen is disclosed. Methods for using the device are also disclosed....http://www.google.ca/patents/US7998169?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7998169 - Access and closure device and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7998169 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/544,177Publication date16 Aug 2011Filing date6 Oct 2006Priority date12 May 2004Also published asCA2566743A1, CN101431948A, EP1748735A2, EP1748735A4, EP1972282A2, EP1972282A3, EP1972282A8, EP2499976A2, EP2499976A3, US8002791, US8002792, US8002793, US8012168, US20050267520, US20070027454, US20070027455, US20070032802, US20070032803, US20070032804, US20120089166, WO2005112791A2, WO2005112791A3Publication number11544177, 544177, US 7998169 B2, US 7998169B2, US-B2-7998169, US7998169 B2, US7998169B2InventorsD. Bruce ModesittOriginal AssigneeArstasis, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (79), Classifications (38), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAccess and closure device and methodUS 7998169 B2Abstract Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make a steep and controlled access path into a vascular lumen is disclosed. Methods for using the device are also disclosed.
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Biological Chemistry 275(32):24583-24589.Classifications U.S. Classification606/213, 606/215International ClassificationA61B17/04, A61B17/06, A61B17/00, A61B17/064, A61B17/12, A61B17/08, A61B17/068, A61B17/128Cooperative ClassificationA61B2017/00676, A61B2017/00659, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12009, A61B2017/06052, A61B2017/0419, A61B2017/0406, A61B17/0057, A61B17/0401, A61B2017/0417, A61B17/0644, A61B17/068, A61M25/04, A61B2017/00672, A61M25/06, A61B2017/0496, A61M2025/0002, A61M25/01, A61B2017/0403, A61B17/3403, A61B2017/00637, A61B2017/3405, A61B17/1285European ClassificationA61B17/00P, A61B17/34D, A61M25/01, A61M25/06, A61M25/04Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescription11 Jan 2007ASAssignmentOwner name: ARSTASIS, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MODESITT, D. 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