US 12,364,469 B2
Arteriotomy closure apparatus with slotted shoe for advantageous pressure distribution
Mark McGoldrick, Athlone (IE); Noelle Barrett, Knocknacarra (IE); Christopher Martin, Oughterard (IE); Peter Grant, Galway (IE); Bartosz Pawlikowski, Moycullen (IE); and Gerard Brett, Claregalway (IE)
Assigned to Vivasure Medical Limited, Galway (IE)
Filed by Vivasure Medical Limited, Galway (IE)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,455.
Application 18/654,455 is a continuation of application No. 17/697,279, filed on Mar. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,992,198.
Application 17/697,279 is a continuation of application No. 16/061,028, granted, now 11,311,280, issued on Apr. 26, 2022, previously published as PCT/EP2016/081183, filed on Dec. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/267,644, filed on Dec. 15, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0325010 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0057 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00654 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00659 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for sealing an aperture in a tissue of a body lumen comprising:
a closure device comprising:
(i) a flexible support member comprising:
a base; and
a column disposed in the center of the base, the column comprising a centering tab and/or one or more locking tabs;
(ii) a sealable member comprising:
a thin, flexible sheet; and
a hole in the center of the flexible sheet,
wherein the flexible sheet is disposed over the base, and wherein the column passes through the hole;
(iii) an extra-vascular shoe comprising one or more engagement elements for engagement with an exterior of the column to secure the closure device; and
(iv) a guard member comprising an elongate body, a locking feature, a wedge feature, and a guidewire lumen, wherein the elongate body of the guard member is inserted through a first aperture of the extra-vascular shoe; and
a delivery system comprising a delivery shaft,
wherein the extra-vascular shoe comprises a hollow cylindrical shape and a centerline configured to be collinear with a centerline of the column of the support member when the extra-vascular shoe is engaged on the column,
wherein the longitudinal axis of the column forms an angle between 10 degrees and 70 degrees with a lateral plane of the base,
wherein the column is angled over a proximal end of the base, and
wherein the one or more engagement elements of the extra-vascular shoe comprises at least one of a notch, a hole, and a groove.