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Title:
HEMOSTATIC PUNCTURE CLOSURE WITH DEPTH INDICATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004030719
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
The invention discloses a sheath (500) based puncture (506) locator and depth indicator. The invention provides for locating a blood vessel puncture site (506) and determining the depth of the puncture (506) of the blood vessel (508) extravascularly using the introducer sheath (500) that is already in place within the tissue tract. The invention also provides for positioning the introducer sheath (500) extravascularly or outside the blood vessel (508), controlling the blood vessel puncture site (506), and delivering a hemostasis promoting material (20) to a blood vessel puncture site (506).

Inventors:
ASHBY MARK (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/030656
Publication Date:
November 17, 2005
Filing Date:
September 26, 2003
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Assignee:
SUB Q INC (US)
ASHBY MARK (US)
International Classes:
A61B17/00; A61B17/08; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; G01N33/48; A61B19/00; A61M; (IPC1-7): A61B17/08; A61M5/00; A61M5/178
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