Abstract: Method and apparatus for sealing a puncture and/or incision formed percutaneously in a tissue are disclosed. The sealing may be facilitated by an anchor, a sealing plug and an incision track plug. A filament or other connector may attach the anchor to the sealing plug and the incision track plug. The incision track plug absorbs blood from surrounding tissue of an incision track. Some methods and apparatus provide for disengagable automatic tamping and/or cinching of the sealing plug and incision track plug when the apparatus is withdrawn from the puncture site.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sealing a puncture or incision formed percutaneously in tissue separating two internal portions of the body of a living being with an anchor, a sealing plug and a filament connecting the anchor and sealing plug. The method and apparatus provide for disengagable automatic tamping and/or cinching of the sealing plug when the apparatus is withdrawn from the puncture site. The disengagable automatic tamping and/or cinching is facilitated by transducing a motive force generated by the withdrawal of the apparatus into a tamping and/or cinching force.