Abstract: A device to seal an incision in a blood vessel includes an inner member and an outer member. A suture connects the inner member and the outer member. A first portion of the suture is embedded within a second portion of the suture such that as tension in the suture increases the first and second portions are held together.

Abstract: A device to seal an incision in a blood vessel includes an inner member and an outer member. A suture connects the inner member and the outer member. A first portion of the suture is embedded within a second portion of the suture such that as tension in the suture increases the first and second portions are held together. According to certain embodiments, the second portion is not part of a first suture portion, and both the first and second portions are used to retain the outer member in place. A method of making such a device is also described.

Abstract: A medical closure device (20) is provided, comprising a tubular member (21) provided with first struts (22) that extend between a first end portion (24) and a central portion (25) and second struts (23) that extend between said central portion and a second end portion (26), each strut being provided with a hinge section (27, 28), such that said closure device is movable between a first elongated introduction configuration and a second positioning configuration in which the first and/or second end portions have been moved towards each other such that the first and/or second struts have moved radially away from a longitudinal central axis of the closure device.

Abstract: A medical closure device (20) is provided, which comprises a tubular member (21) provided with a first set of struts (22) that extend between a first end portion (24) and a central portion (25) and second set of struts (23) that extend between said central portion (25) and a second end portion (26), and each strut (22, 23) being provided with a section (27, 28) that can act as a hinge, such that said closure device being movable between a first elongated tubular configuration and a second configuration in which the first and second end portions have been moved towards each other such that the first and second struts have moved radially away from a longitudinal central axis of the closure device. The closure device comprises further a separate locking member which in inserted into the tubular member and with such a shape that the closure device can be locked in the second configuration.

Abstract: A device to seal an incision in a blood vessel includes an inner member and an outer member. A suture connects the inner member and the outer member. A first portion of the suture is embedded within a second portion of the suture such that as tension in the suture increases the first and second portions are held together. According to certain embodiments, the second portion is not part of a first suture portion, and both the first and second portions are used to retain the outer member in place. A method of making such a device is also described.

Abstract: A medical closure device (20) is provided, which comprises a tubular member (21) provided with a first set of struts (22) that extend between a first end portion (24) and a central portion (25) and a second set of struts (23) that extend between said central portion (25) and a second end portion (26), and each strut (22, 23) being provided with a section (27, 28) that can act as a hinge, such that said closure device (20) being movable between a first elongated tubular configuration and a second configuration in which the first and second end portions (24, 26) have been moved towards each other such that the first and second struts (22, 23) have moved radially away from a longitudinal central axis of the closure device. The closure device (20) comprises further a separate locking member (30) with such a shape that the closure device can be locked in the second configuration.

Abstract: A medical closure device (20) is provided, comprising a tubular member (21) provided with first struts (22) that extend between a first end portion (24) and a central portion (25) and second struts (23) that extend between said central portion (25) and a second end portion (26), each strut being provided with a hinge section (27, 28), such that said closure device is movable between a first elongated introduction configuration and a second positioning configuration in which the first and/or second end portions have been moved towards each other such that the first and/or second struts have moved radially away from a longitudinal central axis of the closure device.

Abstract: A device to seal an incision in a blood vessel includes an inner member and an outer member. A suture connects the inner member and the outer member. A first portion of the suture is embedded within a second portion of the suture such that as tension in the suture increases the first and second portions are held together.