Patent ID: 8267959

Claim:
A device to seal an incision in a blood vessel, comprising: an inner member; an outer member; and a suture connected to the inner member and the outer member, wherein a first portion of the suture is embedded within a second portion of the suture at an embedded portion such that as tension in the suture increases the first and second portions are held together, wherein the second portion completely encircles the first portion at at least one cross section, and wherein at least one of the inner member and the outer member are configured to seal an incision in a blood vessel, wherein the suture, the inner member and the outer member are arranged such that the inner member and the outer member lie opposite to one another with at least a portion of the suture in-between the inner member and the outer member, with the outer member being moveable along said portion towards the inner member, wherein the entire portion of the suture extending from the inner member to the outer member has no knots, wherein the device to seal an incision in a blood vessel further comprises an introducer device, adapted to guide and push the inner member and the outer member in place during a sealing procedure, wherein the suture passes through the introducer device, wherein the suture has a first end at one bitter end of the suture and a second end at another bitter end of the suture and the suture is configured such that the first and second ends pass by each other in opposite directions such that the first end and the second end are on opposite sides of the embedded portion, wherein the suture forms a loop of fixed, unvariable length, wherein all ends of the suture are buried within the suture such that no suture ends are visible at any time, wherein the suture bitter ends are made of suture material.