Vascular hole closure

A method and apparatus for closing a punctured blood vessel is described. The method includes providing a clip applier (10) adapted to apply one or more surgical clips to at least a portion of the exterior of a blood vessel in order to close a puncture wound therein. In a preferred embodiment, the c...

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Hauptverfasser:	CASTRO, SALVATORE, VIRNICH, PATRICK E, MARINKOVICHAGOMIR C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and apparatus for closing a punctured blood vessel is described. The method includes providing a clip applier (10) adapted to apply one or more surgical clips to at least a portion of the exterior of a blood vessel in order to close a puncture wound therein. In a preferred embodiment, the clip applier is guided (94) to the puncture by a guide wire (104) and one or more surgical clips (242) are applied (88, 90, 92) to close the puncture wound.