US Patent 8012168 Access and closure device and method

Patent 8012168 was granted and assigned to Arstasis on September, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Arstasis

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8012168

Date of Patent

September 6, 2011

Patent Application Number

11544149

Date Filed

October 6, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Darwin P Erezo

Patent abstract

Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make a steep and controlled access path into a vascular lumen is disclosed. Methods for using the device are also disclosed.