EP1169968A1
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Sealing and wound closure device
Assignee: St Jude Medical Systems AB
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Filing: 2000-11-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-11-03
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a sealing device and a wound closure device comprising a sealing device for closing a wound in a wall of a vessel. The objective of the invention is to provide a sealing device and a wound closure device which has enhanced tightening properties. This problem is solved by the sealing device comprising a first (2) and second (6) sealing members, an elongated member (4) which is or is coated by a suture wire, having a constant thickness along its lock portion (16,) the thickness being greater than the opening of the second sealing member (6). The sealing device is infinitely variable lockable along the distal lock portion (16).
Inventors
- 👤 Dan Akerfeldt
- 👤 Fredrik Preiniz
- 👤 Per Egnelöv
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/0057; A61B2017/00646; A61B2017/00659
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A sealing device for closing a wound in a wall of a vessel, said sealing device comprising: a first sealing member (2) attached to a distal end of an elongate member (4) and a
second sealing member (6), said second sealing member (6) comprising an opening (14) such that said sealing
member (6) is threadable onto and along the elongate member (4) and, said elongate member (4) comprises: a proximal portion with a thickness smaller than said opening and a distal lock portion (16); characterised in that said elongate member (4) is a suture wire and said distal lock portion (16) has a constant thickness along said lock portion (16), said
thickness being greater than said opening (14) of the second sealing member (6), so
that when said second sealing member (6) is thread onto and along the elongate
member (4), it is infinitely variable lockable along said distal lock portion(16).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
Sealing device according to claim 1, wherein said suture comprises a hollow core,
which hollow core includes means (18) for thickening the suture in the distal lock
portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
Sealing device according to claim 2, wherein the thickness of the distal portion of the
elongate member (4) is adapted for frictional engagement to the sealing member (6).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
Sealing device according to any of the previous claims, wherein the elongated member
(4) is a pair of suture wires.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
Sealing device according to any of the previous claims 4-5, wherein the elongated
member (4) is a pair of suture wires (12).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
105 words
Sealing device according to any of the previous claims, wherein the second sealing
member (6) is divided into two parts, a first part (41) and a second part (42), which first
part (41) is a plate and is provided with an opening that is the same or greater than the
thickness of the distal lock portion (16), and which the second part (42) is provided with
an opening that is smaller than the thickness of the distal lock portion (16) and which
second part (42) allows for frictional engagement between the inside of an opening of
the second part (42) and the distal portion (16).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
156 words
A sealing device for closing a wound in a wall of a vessel, said sealing device comprising: a first sealing member (2) attached to a distal end of an elongate member (4) and a
second sealing member (6), said sealing member (6) comprising an opening such that said second sealing
member (6) is threadable onto and along the elongate member (4) and, said elongate member (4) comprises: a proximal portion with a thickness smaller than said opening (14) and a distal lock portion (16); characterised in that said distal lock portion (16) is coated by a hollow stocking-like suture wire so that said distal lock portion (16) has a constant thickness along the lock portion, said
thickness being greater than said opening of the second sealing member (6), so that
when said second sealing member (6) is thread onto and along the elongate member
(4) it is infinitely variable lockable along said distal lock portion (16).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
Wound closure device characterised in that it comprises a sealing device according to
any of the claims 1-7 and a pusher (22) adapted for pushing, through an introducer
(24), the first sealing member (2) and the elongated member (4) through a wound in a
vessel wall and the second sealing member (6) towards the outside of said wound to
frictional engagement to the elongated member (4) so as to seal the sealing device.
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