Patent ID: 8267942

Claim:
A system for closing a wound in a vessel, comprising: an outer sheath; a delivery rod slidably disposed within the outer sheath, the delivery rod comprising a first recess, a second recess and an open channel extending between the first recess and the second recess; a guidewire slidably associated with the delivery rod; a sealing member arranged in the first recess for deployment thereof from the delivery rod, the sealing member being configured to engage an interior surface of the vessel; an anchor member arranged in the second recess for deployment thereof from the delivery rod, the anchor member being configured to engage an exterior surface of the vessel; and a suture connecting the sealing member and the anchor member, the suture arranged in the open channel for deployment thereof from the delivery rod, wherein the outer sheath and delivery rod are configured such that at a first position the outer sheath prevents the sealing member, the suture, and the anchor member from deploying and at a second position, when the outer sheath and delivery rod have been moved relative to one another, the sealing member, the suture, and the anchor member are deployable, wherein the delivery rod further comprises an exterior channel and a tapered distal section through which the guidewire slides for locating the system within a target vessel.