US Patent Issued to Teleflex Life Sciences on Sept. 16 for "Closure device for sealing percutaneous opening in a vessel" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. RE50,585, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Teleflex Life Sciences LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Closure device for sealing percutaneous opening in a vessel" was invented by Peter Jacobs (St. Louis Park, Minn.), Thomas Holman (Princeton, Minn.) and Chad Kugler (Buffalo, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Closure systems, kits and methods for sealing a percutaneous puncture or other opening in a blood vessel wall, body cavity or biopsy tract are disclosed. A closure system can comprise an implant assembly, a delivery assembly, and an introducer sheath. The closure system can further comprise a valve bypass and a dilator. The implant assembly...