Patent ID: 7621937

Claim:
A tissue puncture closure device for partial insertion into and sealing of an internal tissue wall puncture, comprising: a carrier tube; a filament; an anchor configured to be inserted through the tissue puncture, the anchor being attached to the filament at a first end of the closure device; a sealing plug positioned in the carrier tube, the sealing plug comprising: a first plurality of holes including one hole in the sealing plug, the first plurality of holes forming a first weave pattern in a first portion of the sealing plug, wherein a first portion of the filament extends from a first side of the anchor and passes through the first plurality of holes; a second plurality of holes including another hole in the sealing plug, the second plurality of holes forming a second weave pattern in a second portion of the sealing plug, wherein a second portion of the filament extends from a second side of the anchor and passes through the second plurality of holes; wherein the filament passes through the one hole in the sealing plug to a hole in the anchor and back through the another hole in the sealing plug; wherein the one hole in the sealing plug is the last hole in the sealing plug that the filament passes through before entering the hole in the anchor and the another hole in the sealing plug is the first hole in the sealing plug that the filament passes through after exiting the hole in the anchor; and wherein the filament passes through at least four holes in the sealing plug.