TISSUE PUNCTURE CLOSURE DEVICE

摘要

The present disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for closing and/or sealing an opening in a vessel wall and/or an adjacent tissue tract. In one illustrative embodiment, a device (124) is provided for delivering and deploying an anchor (10), plug (12), filament (14), and locking element (16) adjacent to the opening in the vessel wall and/or tissue tract. The insertion sheath (160) and the device handle (126) cooperate to automatically seat the anchor against a distal end of the insertion sheath.