Patent ID: 7267679

Claim:
A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall, the aperture having an external opening in an external region of the vessel wall and an internal opening in an internal region of the vessel wall, the device comprising: an elongated member formed from a first material and having a longitudinal axis extending through a vessel engaging surface, the elongated member positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture, the vessel engaging surface configured with a dimension at least substantially equal to a dimension of the internal opening of the aperture to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture and configured to extend along the length of the vessel wall; and at least two curved legs formed from a second material different than the first material, the legs formed from a single element of metallic material and positionable outside the vessel to help retain the elongated member in position, the legs extending from the vessel engaging surface during insertion and placement of the elongated member and curved in different directions in the placement position, wherein the elongated member has a configuration and is movable between first and second positions with respect to the curved legs such that it is pivotable from a first insertion position to a second placement position at an angle to the first position, the elongated member maintaining the configuration in the first and second positions.