SELF-ORIENTATING SUTURE WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE

摘要

A device is disclosed for providing an indication as to the relative position of a vessel or artery opening thereby facilitating the choice of which suturing or plugging technique to thereafter use. A disclosed device includes an outer tube (41) and a collapsible foot (31) slidably disposed within a distal end of the outer tube. The foot is connected to a shaft (32) that passes through the tube and exits a proximal end thereof. The collapsed or folded foot is pushed distalIy out of the tube and through the opening in the vessel whereupon the foot expands Pulling the expanded foot in the proximal direction provides an indication as to the orientation of the opening in the vessel, which assists in determining the type of closing procedure to be carried out.