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US6840952B2
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Tissue tract sealing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2001-12-07
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Granted: 2005-01-11
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Expires: 2021-12-07
Abstract
Abstract A device and system for delivery of a flowable biocompatible material to a tissue tract in a controlled manner generally includes a reservoir adapted to be in fluid connection with a cannula, a discharging mechanism adapted to discharge the contents of the reservoir and a cannula retractor to withdraw the cannula. The cannula retractor is operably interconnected with the discharging mechanism so that a measured quantity of the reservoir contents is smoothly discharged to substantially fill at least a portion of the tissue tract.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark B. Saker
- 👤 James V. Kauphusman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00491
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A tissue tract sealing device for use with a medical cannula to seal a tissue tract made in a living tissue by the medical cannula with a flowable biocompatible material, the tissue tract sealing device comprising: an elongated housing having a coupling on a distal end adapted to fluidly couple the device to the medical cannula; a reservoir within the housing that contains the flowable biocompatible material; a piston arrangement within the housing and in fluid connection with the reservoir that discharges the flowable biocompatible material from the reservoir to the coupling; and a cannula rector operably engaged in at least one longitudinal channel defined along at least a portion of the elongated housing, the cannula retractor operably connected to the coupling and the piston arrangement such that sliding of the cannula retractor along the channel causes the cannula to withdraw from the tissue tract and causes the piston arrangement to discharge the flowable biocompatible material into the tissue tract.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A tissue tract sealing device for use with a medical cannula to seal a tissue tract made in a living tissue by the medical cannula with a flowable biocompatible material, the tissue tract sealing device comprising: an elongated housing having a coupling on a distal end adapted to fluidly couple the device to the medical cannula; a reservoir within the housing that contains the flowable biocompatible material; a piston arrangement within the housing and in fluid connection with the reservoir that discharges the flowable biocompatible material from the reservoir to the coupling; and a cannula rector operably engaged in at least one longitudinal channel defined along at least a portion of the elongated housing, the cannula retractor operably connected to the coupling and the piston arrangement such that sliding of the cannula retractor along the channel causes the cannula to withdraw from the tissue tract and causes the piston arrangement to discharge the flowable biocompatible material into the tissue tract.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The tissue tract sealing device of claim 1 , wherein the cannula retractor comprises a pair of opposed finger grip assemblies slidable within a pair of opposed longitudinal channels defined in the elongated housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The tissue tract sealing device of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the finger grip assemblies further includes a priming member that operates to prime the cannula with a predetermined amount of the biocompatible flowable material without longitudinal movement of the finger grip assembly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The tissue tract sealing device of claim 3 , further comprising an adjustment mechanism operably connected to the priming member to selectively adjust the predetermined amount of the biocompatible flowable material used to prime the cannula when the priming member is operated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The tissue tract sealing device of claim 3 , wherein the priming member comprises a compression member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The tissue tract sealing device of claim 1 , further comprising a second coupling at a proximal end of the elongated housing that provides fluid connection to the reservoir for loading the reservoir with the flowable biocompatible material.
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