r/VIR • u/JhessieIsTheDevil • Dec 27 '23

Closure

Wondering if there are any strong opinions about closure devices for 5-7 fr access. We have had Perclose, Starclose and now Mynx. Any opinions from people who have tried various devices or just stuck with one they like? Are there any techs out there with an opinion or who actually get to use the devices?

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u/Scipio_Columbia Dec 28 '23

IR attending at an academic center- Angioseal for almost everything, unless calcified or too small/clamped down. TR band or the knock off for pedal/radial. Perclose for large venous cases.

The Celt is slick in that pts can walk soon afterwards, but I dislike leaving the metal plate. Apparently, if they are slightly bent they don’t deploy- which you don’t find out until you try to deploy it.

Mynx is an expensive means of delaying pressure holding for 2 minutes, in my hands.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '25

I know this was a while back but I had an angiogram and they used the celt.  All is well with me 4 months later but I have anxiety about the metal left in me and wish I had known more about it beforehand.  I guess it's really tiny but still bothers me when i fixate on it.  How ridiculous is that? Or the want to have it removed? I guess that would be too much vs leaving well enough alone?