A VASCULAR ACCESS CLOSURE DEVICE

摘要

The present invention relates to a vascular access closure device for closing a puncture in a blood vessel formed during a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a deployment instrument and a method of closing a vascular opening. A vascular closure device for closing a vascular opening is provided, having a proximal end and a distal end and which is made of a flexible material allowing the closure device to assume a plurality of shapes including a substantially cylindrical shape and a shape with a distal bulge near the distal end of the closure device.