A method for accelerating hemostasis of an artery having a puncture after arterial catheterization, the catheterization using a catheter introducer, the method including the steps of inserting into an artery a catheter introducer prior to arterial catheterization, following arterial catheterization,...http://www.google.com/patents/US20060235376?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20060235376 - Methods and apparatus for hemostasis following arterial catheterization
