Patent ID: 8517027

Claim:
A reversible vessel seal for reversibly sealing a body lumen comprising: a support structure including a wire, the support structure moveable between an insertion configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein a diameter of the support structure is greater in the deployed configuration than in the insertion configuration, a diameter of the support structure in the deployed configuration substantially corresponding to an inner diameter of a target portion of the body lumen at which the support structure is to be deployed; and a compressible vessel seal made of a compressible material that conforms to the shape of the support structure and is coupled to the support structure, wherein when the support structure is expanded to the deployed configuration in a body lumen, the vessel seal expands within a central lumen of the support structure to occlude the entire diameter of the body lumen, wherein the vessel seal is releasably attached to the support structure, and wherein the compressible vessel seal comprises a biocompatible, non-biodegradable material.