Patent ID: 7335219

Claim:
An apparatus for inhibiting blood loss from a puncture site, the apparatus comprising: an elongated tubular member including a proximal end and a distal end with a maximum outer diameter at the distal end, a dissolvable tubular capsule including a proximal end and a distal end and a maximum outer diameter between the proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of the capsule being mounted to the distal end of the elongated member, the capsule including an outer skin made of inert material and an inner skin comprising a clot accelerating therapeutic agent, a tubular hemostasis material disposed within the dissolvable tubular capsule, the dissolvable tubular capsule comprising a plurality of holes disposed in an outer sidewall thereof, the elongated member, capsule, and hemostasis material defining a common lumen extending from the proximal end of the elongated member and through the distal end of the capsule, and the maximum outer diameter of the distal end of the tubular member being about equal to the maximum outer diameter of the capsule.