Vessel sealing devices
A device for temporarily sealing an opening in a blood vessel is provided. The device comprises a cutting mechanism for creating an opening in a blood vessel and a seal for sealing the opening in the blood vessel. The seal is delivered through an inner lumen of a tool body coupled to the cutting mechanism. Methods for using the device to construct an anastomosis between two vessels are also provided.
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31 . A seal for temporarily sealing an opening in a blood vessel comprising:
a seal member having an inflatable chamber, the seal member having a collapsed configuration and an inflated configuration; and
a shaft coupled to the seal member, the shaft having an inner lumen fluidly connected to the inflatable chamber for adding or removing fluid from the inflatable chamber.
32 . The device of claim 31 wherein the seal member comprises a coating.
33 . The device of claim 31 wherein the seal member comprises a flexible material.
34 . The device of claim 31 wherein the seal member comprises one or more ribs.
35 . The device of claim 31 wherein the seal comprises one or more openings for delivering one or more fluids.
36 . The device of claim 31 wherein the seal comprises one or more openings for delivering one or more agents.
37 . The device of claim 31 wherein the seal comprises one or more suture guides.
38 . A seal for temporarily sealing an opening in a blood vessel comprising:
a plurality of seal members coupled to a delivery shaft, wherein the seal members are configurable into a delivery configuration for passage through the opening in the blood vessel and a sealing configuration for sealing the opening in the blood vessel.
39 . The device of claim 38 wherein the seal members comprise a coating.
40 . The device of claim 38 wherein the seal members comprises a flexible material.
41 . The device of claim 38 wherein the seal members comprises one or more ribs.
42 . The device of claim 38 wherein the seal members comprise one or more openings for delivering one or more fluids.
43 . The device of claim 38 wherein the seal members comprise one or more openings for delivering one or more agents.
44 . The device of claim 38 wherein the seal members comprise one or more suture guides.
45 . The device of claim 38 wherein the delivery configuration includes the seal members to be in a stacked configuration.
46 . The device of claim 38 wherein the sealing configuration includes the seal members to be in a fanned out configuration.
47 . The device of claim 38 wherein the seal members comprise one or more suture guides.
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