what is used to close an arteriotomy
After completion of an intra-luminal procedure and removal of the procedural device, a vascular closure system is used to close arteriotomy 132, as follows. As shown in FIG. 2, a guiding system including a pair of stabilization wire guides 114 is inserted into sheath 106, which may be indwelling at the end of the procedure, or inserted anew, or sheath 106 may replace a sheath that was used during the procedure.