US 12,453,543 B2
Implantable devices, systems and methods for closing aperture
Peter Grant, Galway (IE); Mark McGoldrick, Athlone (IE); and Gerard Brett, Claregalway (IE)
Assigned to Vivasure Medical Limited, Galway (IE)
Filed by Vivasure Medical Limited, Galway (IE)
Filed on May 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/664,575.
Application 18/664,575 is a continuation of application No. 17/673,240, filed on Feb. 16, 2022, granted, now 12,016,542.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/150,378, filed on Feb. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0366205 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Prior Publication US 2025/0195055 A9, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0057 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00672 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implantable closure device for closing an aperture in a wall of a body vessel, comprising:
a sealable member comprising a flexible sheet larger than the aperture, the sealable member comprising a central hole;
a base to support the sealable member, comprising a hollow column producing from the center of the base;
a scaffold comprising a collar configured to be disposed around the column; and
a pin comprising a guidewire opening, a pin body, and a pin head, wherein the pin is configured to be inserted into the hollow column,
wherein the sealable member is positionable against an internal surface of the body vessel to close the aperture,
wherein the column is configured to pass through the central hole of sealable member, and
wherein the scaffold is configured to be disposed over an external surface of the body vessel, sandwiching the vessel wall and sealable member between the scaffold and the base.