A clip for closing a puncture hole in a blood vessel comprises a ring 12 having a resiliently expandable circumference and a plurality of barbed prongs 14 extending at least approximately in the same direction from one edge of the ring. A device for deploying such a clip is also described. ...http://www.google.fr/patents/US20050234508?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US20050234508 - Blood vessel closure clip and delivery device
Numéro de demande: 10/517,004 Numéro de publication: US 2005/0234508 A1 Date de dépôt: 4 juin 2003 Brevet délivré: US7850709 ( Date de délivrance 14 déc. 2010)