Elad Benjamin - Stanford CA, US Michael Elliot Gober - Palo Alto CA, US Bauback Safa - Palo Alto CA, US Jonathan Moulton Thomas - Nantucket MA, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/10 A61B 17/08
US Classification:
606139, 606153
Abstract:
The present invention includes systems, devices and methods for percutaneously forming an aperture within a tissue structure or vessel and closing the aperture in a manner which optimizes hemostasis and healing. The invention in one aspect includes implantable devices which are used to seal the tissue aperture upon closure of the aperture after a percutaneous or endovascular procedure.