US Patent Issued to Abbott Cardiovascular Systems on Aug. 12 for "Vessel closure device with improved safety and tract hemostasis" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,246, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Vessel closure device with improved safety and tract hemostasis" was invented by Timothy C. Reynolds (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Aaron M. Fortson (Fremont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vessel closure device for delivering immediate hemostasis at a puncture site in a wall of a blood vessel includes an intravascular anchor having one or more suture attachment points, an extravascular cap having a lumen, a sealant, and a suture connected to at least one of the one or more suture attachment points of the intravascular anchor and thre...