Device and sealing component for sealing punctures

摘要

A device (10) for sealing a puncture in a patient includes a sealing component (11) including an elongate control member (20) configured to pass through a puncture (pp) in skin of a patient. The sealing component also includes an expandable member (21) disposed near a distal end of the control member, and a tip (23) releasably attached to the elongate control member distal to the expandable member. The device (10) also includes a sealing material delivery component (12) including a delivery tube (60) through which the control member of the sealing component is configured to extend. The delivery tube is configured to deliver sealing material (67, 68) through an opening in a distal end of the delivery tube.