Vascular hole closure

A method and apparatus for closing a punctured blood vessel is described. The method includes providing a clip applier 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 a...

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Hauptverfasser: CASTRO, SALVATORE, MARINKOVICH, DRAGOMIR C, VIRNICH, PATRICK E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for closing a punctured blood vessel is described. The method includes providing a clip applier 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 to the puncture by a guide wire and one or more surgical clips are applied to close the puncture wound.