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Patent US8012168 - Access and closure device and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsDevices 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.com/patents/US8012168?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8012168 - Access and closure device and methodAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8012168 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/544,149Publication dateSep 6, 2011Filing dateOct 6, 2006Priority dateMay 12, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2566743A1, CN101431948A, CN101431948B, CN104257410A, EP1748735A2, EP1748735A4, EP1972282A2, EP1972282A3, EP1972282A8, EP2499976A2, EP2499976A3, EP2913008A1, US7998169, US8002791, US8002792, US8002793, US20050267520, US20070027454, US20070027455, US20070032802, US20070032803, US20070032804, US20120089166, US20160095621, WO2005112791A2, WO2005112791A3Publication number11544149, 544149, US 8012168 B2, US 8012168B2, US-B2-8012168, US8012168 B2, US8012168B2InventorsD. Bruce ModesittOriginal AssigneeArstasis, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (275), Non-Patent Citations (80), Referenced by (1), Classifications (39), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAccess and closure device and method
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