ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,133, issued on June 24, was assigned to Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Access closure device" was invented by Aaron M. Fortson (Fremont, Calif.) and Stephen D. Pacetti (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An access closure device for closing an opening in tissue is provided. The access closure device may comprise a balloon delivery system and a sealant delivery system. The balloon delivery system may comprise a suture, a delivery shaft, an inflatable balloon, and a balloon segment releasably attached to the delivery shaft. The sealant delivery system may comprise a sealant delivery shaft, an ej...