Patent ID: 8105352

Claim:
A medical sealing device for sealing of a puncture hole in a vessel wall, comprising: an inner member, which is adapted to be positioned at an interior surface of the vessel wall; an outer member, which is adapted to be positioned outside the vessel wall; and the inner member and the outer member being held together by a retaining member; wherein the sealing device further comprises a sealing element, which is adapted to be positioned between the vessel wall and the outer member, wherein a portion of the retaining member has an enlarged thickness that engages with the outer member to hold the outer member in a fixed position when the medical sealing device is used to seal the puncture hole in the vessel wall, wherein the outer member is moveable with respect to the inner member along the retaining member, wherein the sealing element has a larger thickness in a central portion than in a peripheral portion, wherein the outer member has a larger thickness in a central portion than in a peripheral portion.