Abstract: A device for closure of an opening in a medical patient's blood vessel wall is disclosed. It discloses a plug shaft which is: porous; blood absorbing; insertable in an opening in a blood vessel wall; and, at least partially comprises an ECM material. A first cap which is integral with the plug shaft at a proximal end thereof is disclosed. A second cap is integral with the plug shaft. An insertion tube, a pusher, surgical methods of use, and kits, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for closing a wound tract after performing a percutaneous procedure is provided. The system includes a closure mechanism having a pair of arm portions that are arranged to adjust between an open and closed position. The closure mechanism includes an electrode that is electrically connected to a power source configured to provide an electrical current or waveform to the electrode. The closure mechanism can be delivered to the wound tract, where the arm portions are adjusted to their open configuration. The arm portions can be moved into engagement with the tissue surrounding the wound tract, where the arm portions can be opened further or closed to reduce the size of the wound tract. The waveform can be applied to the electrode to cauterize the wound, and the closure mechanism can be retracted.

Abstract: A system for closing a wound tract after performing a percutaneous procedure is provided. The system includes a closure mechanism having a pair of arm portions that are arranged to adjust between an open and closed position. The closure mechanism includes an electrode that is electrically connected to a power source configured to provide an electrical current or waveform to the electrode. The closure mechanism can be delivered to the wound tract, where the arm portions are adjusted to their open configuration. The arm portions can be moved into engagement with the tissue surrounding the wound tract, where the arm portions can be opened further or closed to reduce the size of the wound tract. The waveform can be applied to the electrode to cauterize the wound, and the closure mechanism can be retracted.

Abstract: A device for closure of an opening in a medical patient's blood vessel wall is disclosed. It discloses a plug shaft which is: porous; blood absorbing; insertable in an opening in a blood vessel wall; and, at least partially comprises an ECM material. A first cap which is integral with the plug shaft at a proximal end thereof is disclosed. A second cap is integral with the plug shaft. An insertion tube, a pusher, surgical methods of use, and kits, are also disclosed.

Abstract: This discloses a device for closure of an opening in a medical patient's subcutaneous tissue wall. The devices disclosed included a catheter having one or more inflatable, bio-degradable balloon and one or more sheets of ECM material loaded on and around said catheter. Upon inflation of the one or more balloons the sheet(s) of ECM material are held against the tissue wall by the balloon(s). Surgical methods using the device are also disclosed.