Closure device and method for sealing a puncture in a blood vessel

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PATENT NO 8512372
APP PUB NO 20120109192A1
SERIAL NO

13347188

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A closure device includes an actuator movable between an initial extended position, a first position, and a second position with respect to a housing of the closure device, an inner seal configured to deploy from a distal end of the closure device when the actuator shifts from the initial extended position to the first position, a biasing mechanism configured to urge the actuator from the first position to the second position when a first pulling force is applied to the housing, and a locking member configured to deploy from the distal end of the closure device when the actuator shifts from the second position to the first position subsequent to deployment of the inner seal.

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ST JUDE MEDICAL COORDINATION CENTER BVBATHE CORPORATE VILLAGE DA VINCIIAAN 11-BOX F1 ZAVENTEM B-1930

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Egnelöv, Per Uppsala, SE 21 391
Preinitz, Fredrik Uppsala, SE 32 3376

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