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Vascular sealing device with locking hub
Assignee: Terumo Puerto Rico LLC
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Filing: 2012-12-14
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Granted: 2018-06-19
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Expires: 2032-12-14
Abstract
Abstract An internal tissue puncture closure method and apparatus. The method and apparatus provide a locking device for compressing and holding an external component such as a collagen sponge at a puncture situs. The locking device facilitates compression of the external component in a first direction, but prevents or locks against retraction.
Inventors
- 👤 Theresa Ditter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/0057; A61B2017/00637; A61B2017/00646; A61B2017/00654; A61B2017/00659
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture, comprising: providing a closure device having an anchor for insertion through the internal tissue puncture, a sealing plug disposed proximal of the anchor, and a locking apparatus arranged adjacent to the sealing plug for lockingly compressing the sealing plug toward the anchor, the locking apparatus including a one-way hub and a strap, the one-way hub being movably arranged relative to the strap and configured for movement towards the anchor, the strap including a strap body and at least one shoulder stop, the at least one shoulder stop being separate and distinct from the strap body and the at least one shoulder stop being configured to restrict travel of the one-way hub toward the anchor-hub such that the one-way hub may advance along the strap body only until the one-way hub bears against the at least one shoulder stop, the strap body including a plurality of sloping teeth and two opposing walls, the plurality of sloping teeth being positioned between the two opposing walls, the one-way hub being positioned around the two opposing walls and the plurality of sloping teeth, the sealing plug being disposed surrounding the strap; inserting the closure device partially into the internal tissue puncture; deploying the anchor; compressing the sealing plug and the anchor across the internal tissue puncture; locking the sealing plug and the anchor into a fixed position relative to one another with the locking apparatus.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
239 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture, comprising: providing a closure device having an anchor for insertion through the internal tissue puncture, a sealing plug disposed proximal of the anchor, and a locking apparatus arranged adjacent to the sealing plug for lockingly compressing the sealing plug toward the anchor, the locking apparatus including a one-way hub and a strap, the one-way hub being movably arranged relative to the strap and configured for movement towards the anchor, the strap including a strap body and at least one shoulder stop, the at least one shoulder stop being separate and distinct from the strap body and the at least one shoulder stop being configured to restrict travel of the one-way hub toward the anchor-hub such that the one-way hub may advance along the strap body only until the one-way hub bears against the at least one shoulder stop, the strap body including a plurality of sloping teeth and two opposing walls, the plurality of sloping teeth being positioned between the two opposing walls, the one-way hub being positioned around the two opposing walls and the plurality of sloping teeth, the sealing plug being disposed surrounding the strap; inserting the closure device partially into the internal tissue puncture; deploying the anchor; compressing the sealing plug and the anchor across the internal tissue puncture; locking the sealing plug and the anchor into a fixed position relative to one another with the locking apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 1 , further comprising inserting the closure device into an insertion sheath.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 1 wherein the compressing of the sealing plug further comprises advancing the one-way hub of the locking apparatus along the strap of the locking apparatus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 3 further comprising providing a filament extending proximally from the strap, wherein the strap maintains a fixed position relative to the filament and the one-way hub is movable relative to the filament to apply pressure to the sealing plug.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 4 further comprising providing a tube slidingly disposed about the filament proximal to the one-way hub, and advancing the one-way hub along the strap with the tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of sloping teeth restrict proximal movement of the one-way hub relative to the strap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 3 , wherein the one-way hub comprises a nut having a flexible internal finger biased to engage the plurality of sloping teeth.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 3 wherein a flexible internal finger of the one-way hub freely traverses the plurality of sloping teeth in degrees in a first direction, but is prevented from traversing the plurality of sloping teeth in a second direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 1 wherein the locking apparatus comprises a ratchet mechanism.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 1 wherein the at least one shoulder stop limits distal movement of the one-way hub relative to the strap body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method of sealing an internal tissue puncture according to claim 1 wherein the at least one shoulder stop includes a distal shoulder stop that limits movement of the one-way hub in a distal direction relative to the strap body, and a proximal shoulder stop that limits movement of the one-way hub in a proximal direction relative to the strap body.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
227 words
A method of sealing a puncture in an internal tissue wall accessible through a percutaneous incision, comprising: inserting a closure device at least partially into the percutaneous incision, the closure device comprising an anchor positioned on an internal side of the internal tissue wall, a sealing plug positioned on an external side of the internal tissue wall, and a locking device having a one-way hub and a strap, the one-way hub being movably arranged relative to the strap, the strap including a track having a plurality of sloping teeth and opposing walls, the plurality of sloping teeth being positioned between the opposing walls, the strap including a strap body and at least one shoulder stop, the at least one shoulder stop being separate and distinct from the strap body and the at least one shoulder stop being configured to limit restrict travel of the one-way hub toward the anchor such that the one-way hub may advance along the strap body only until the one-way hub bears against the at least one shoulder stop, the sealing plug being disposed surrounding the strap, the one-way hub being disposed surrounding the opposing walls; advancing the one-way hub along the strap body in a distal direction towards the anchor; compressing the sealing plug toward the anchor to seal the puncture by the advancing of the one-way hub along the strap body.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
227 words
A method of sealing a puncture in an internal tissue wall accessible through a percutaneous incision, comprising: inserting a closure device at least partially into the percutaneous incision, the closure device comprising an anchor positioned on an internal side of the internal tissue wall, a sealing plug positioned on an external side of the internal tissue wall, and a locking device having a one-way hub and a strap, the one-way hub being movably arranged relative to the strap, the strap including a track having a plurality of sloping teeth and opposing walls, the plurality of sloping teeth being positioned between the opposing walls, the strap including a strap body and at least one shoulder stop, the at least one shoulder stop being separate and distinct from the strap body and the at least one shoulder stop being configured to limit restrict travel of the one-way hub toward the anchor such that the one-way hub may advance along the strap body only until the one-way hub bears against the at least one shoulder stop, the sealing plug being disposed surrounding the strap, the one-way hub being disposed surrounding the opposing walls; advancing the one-way hub along the strap body in a distal direction towards the anchor; compressing the sealing plug toward the anchor to seal the puncture by the advancing of the one-way hub along the strap body.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method of sealing a puncture in an internal tissue wall accessible through a percutaneous incision according to claim 12 wherein compressing the sealing plug further comprises sandwiching the sealing plug and the anchor across the internal tissue wall.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method of sealing a puncture in an internal tissue wall accessible through a percutaneous incision according to claim 12 wherein advancing the one-way hub further comprises traversing a biased finger of the one-way hub across the plurality of sloping teeth of the strap, wherein the biased finger and sloping teeth allow advancing the one-way hub, but preclude retracting the one-way hub.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of sealing a puncture in an internal tissue wall accessible through a percutaneous incision according to claim 12 wherein inserting the closure device further comprises passing the closure device through an insertion sheath and deploying the anchor internal to the puncture.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method of sealing a puncture in an internal tissue wall accessible through a percutaneous incision according to claim 12 wherein the sealing plug is initially disposed over an outer diameter of the strap.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method of sealing a puncture in an internal tissue wall accessible through a percutaneous incision according to claim 12 further comprising providing a filament attached to the anchor, the sealing plug being slidable along the filament toward the anchor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method of sealing a puncture in an internal tissue wall accessible through a percutaneous incision according to claim 12 further comprising a filament attached to the anchor, wherein the filament provides a pivotal connection of the anchor to the sealing plug distal of the locking device.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
200 words
A method of sealing a vessel puncture, comprising: providing a vascular closure device comprising an anchor, a sealing plug, a filament and a two-piece ratchet mechanism, the filament extending proximally from the anchor, the two-piece ratchet mechanism comprising a strap fixed relative to the filament and a one-way hub movable relative to the filament, the strap including a strap body and at least one shoulder stop, the at least one shoulder stop being separate and distinct from the strap body and the at least one shoulder stop being configured to limit travel of the one-way hub toward the anchor such that the one-way hub may advance along the strap body only until the one-way hub bears against the at least one shoulder stop, the strap body including a track positioned between opposing walls, the one-way hub being disposed around the opposing walls and the track, the sealing plug being disposed surrounding the strap; inserting the anchor through the vessel puncture; positioning the sealing plug exterior of the vessel puncture; advancing the one-way hub along the strap body in a distal direction towards the anchor to advance the sealing plug toward the anchor; sealing the vessel puncture with the sealing plug.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
200 words
A method of sealing a vessel puncture, comprising: providing a vascular closure device comprising an anchor, a sealing plug, a filament and a two-piece ratchet mechanism, the filament extending proximally from the anchor, the two-piece ratchet mechanism comprising a strap fixed relative to the filament and a one-way hub movable relative to the filament, the strap including a strap body and at least one shoulder stop, the at least one shoulder stop being separate and distinct from the strap body and the at least one shoulder stop being configured to limit travel of the one-way hub toward the anchor such that the one-way hub may advance along the strap body only until the one-way hub bears against the at least one shoulder stop, the strap body including a track positioned between opposing walls, the one-way hub being disposed around the opposing walls and the track, the sealing plug being disposed surrounding the strap; inserting the anchor through the vessel puncture; positioning the sealing plug exterior of the vessel puncture; advancing the one-way hub along the strap body in a distal direction towards the anchor to advance the sealing plug toward the anchor; sealing the vessel puncture with the sealing plug.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method of sealing a vessel puncture according to claim 19 further comprising applying tension in the filament while advancing the one-way hub along the strap body.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of sealing a vessel puncture according to claim 19 wherein the two-piece ratchet mechanism is configured to restrict proximal movement of the one-way hub relative to the strap body.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method of sealing a vessel puncture according to claim 19 further comprising providing a tube and advancing the tube along the filament to advance the one-way hub along the strap body.
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