Patent ID: 7179266

Claim:
A device for sealing a puncture in an anatomical structure comprising: a proximal part having a needle insertion lumen extending therethrough to a first needle opening; a distal part having a distal lumen extending therethrough to a second needle opening, the second needle opening facing and aligned with the first needle opening across a tissue receiving gap; and a central part coupled between the proximal and distal parts and offset from the proximal and distal portions to form the tissue receiving gap; a needle pusher channel having a needle pusher disposed therein; a housing coupled to the proximal part and to the needle pusher channel; and a cartridge disposed in the housing and having a first and a second needle slot extending from a distal end of the cartridge to a proximal end of the cartridge, the first and second needle slots having first and second needles disposed therein, respectively, the cartridge being moveable relative to the housing between a first position in which the first needle slot is aligned with the needle insertion lumen and the needle pushing channel, and a second position in which the second needle slot is aligned with the needle insertion lumen and the needle pushing channel.