| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for sealing a puncture or incision formed percutaneously in tissue separating two internal portions of the body of a living being with an anchor, a sealing plug and a filament connecting the anchor and sealing plug. <P>SOLUTION: A tissue puncture closure device for partial insertion into and sealing of an internal tissue wall puncture includes a filament extending from a first end of the closure device to a second end of the closure device, an anchor for insertion through the tissue wall puncture attached to the filament at the second end of the closure device, a sealing plug slidingly attached to the filament adjacent to the anchor, and a selectably disengagable automatic driving mechanism for automatically tamping or cinching the sealing plug toward the second end upon withdrawal of the closure device from the internal tissue wall puncture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
