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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,743,195 B2
Zucker (45) Date of Patent: Jun. 1,2004
(54) BALLOON METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VASCULAR CLOSURE FOLLOWING ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION
(75) Inventor: Menachem Zucker, Kiryat Motzkin (IL)
(73) Assignee: Cardiodex, Tirat Hacarmel (IL)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/808,630
(22) Filed: Mar. 14, 2001
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2002/0133123 Al Sep. 19, 2002
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Long V. Le
Assistant Examiner—Ann Y. Lam
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Ladas & Parry
(57) ABSTRACT
Apparatus for hemostasis of an artery having a puncture after arterial catheterization, the apparatus includes a catheter introducer having a forward end and a hemostasis device including an elongate flexible hollow shaft having an inflatable anchor balloon at a forward end thereof and an inflatable peripheral balloon adjacent the forward end of the flexible hollow shaft, the hemostasis device being arranged to be insertable into an artery via the catheter introducer.
40 Claims, 13 Drawing Sheets
