Crompton, Seager & Tufte LLC
Method and apparatus for promoting hemostasis of a blood vessel puncture
An apparatus for promoting hemostasis of a puncture formed in a blood vessel accessible through an incision tract and methods of use thereof. The apparatus includes distal and proximal balloons each having a contracted position and an expanded position, the proximal balloon spaced by a predetermined initial distance from the distal balloon. The apparatus further includes at least one catheter coupling the distal and proximal balloons to a source of pressurized fluid to selectively actuate the distal and proximal balloons between the contracted and expanded positions.
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
A A
A61B A61B
inventional additional
Jason P. Mark William
Hill Jenson Drasler