Patent ID: 8709039

Claim:
An article comprising: an elongate member having an exterior surface and an interior lumen through which surgical implements can be placed when said elongate member is placed in a wall of an internal organ; a hemostatic material in contact with at least a portion of said exterior surface; a covering that surrounds said hemostatic material and is adapted to move slidably over said elongate member; said exterior surface of said elongate member having a channel portion that retains said hemostatic material, and said channel portion extending laterally around the outer circumference of said exterior surface and configured to apply pressure along the interior of said wall of said internal organ at the site of hemostatic material retention after said covering is slidably removed; said channel portion of said elongate member is negatively charged to facilitate contact between said hemostatic material and said bodily tissue of said internal organ when said covering is removed; and said elongate member configured achieve hemostasis by the simultaneous application of said hemostatic material and said pressure exerted by said exterior surface of said elongate member while said surgical implements remain in said interior lumen for performing surgery on said bodily organ.