Apparatus and method for sealing vascular punctures

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PATENT NO 5507744
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08055634

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An apparatus for closing and sealing a vascular puncture is connected to an energy supply such that heat is generated in, or thermally conducted to, the tissue, thereby thermally fusing the vascular tissue together. The method for closing and sealing a vascular puncture comprises applying radio frequency or other energy to the tissue, the energy being sufficient to thermally fuse the tissue together, thus sealing the puncture. Embodiments of depth finding and guiding devices, as well as blood vessel occluders, are also disclosed.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INCONE SCIMED PLACE MAPLE GROVE MN 55311-1566

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Holman, Thomas Minneapolis, MN 20 2452
Mische, Hans St. Cloud, MN 19 2668
Schankereli, Kemal Stillwater, MN 61 12062
Tay, Sew-Wah Plymouth, MN 8 2180

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