Patent ID: 7008440

Claim:
A system for determining a location of a blood vessel puncture for delivery of a hemostasis promoting material to the blood vessel puncture to facilitate hemostasis, the system comprising: an introducer sheath having a lumen, a proximal end, and a distal end configured to be inserted into a blood vessel puncture; a hemostasis promoting material delivery system having a connector for forming a fluid tight connection with the proximal end of the introducer sheath; a bleed back exhaust tube having a first end in fluid communication with the lumen of the introducer sheath and a second end positioned to deliver blood to an exterior of the system to provide a visual indication of the location of the distal end of the introducer sheath, wherein the bleed back exhaust tube has an inner diameter of less than 2 mm and, wherein the bleedback exhaust tube is on the hemostasis promoting material delivery system.