puncture site lastly a u201c sponge u201d generally indicate at 700 which may be of a non woven structure or a woven gauze like mesh design and may also be of a bioresorbable material is intended to be inserted into the conduit the sponge pusher would follow behind the sponge to deliver the sponge to the site of the entry and exert a resilient force at the desired site the sponge pusher would maintain light pressure on the sponge and hence on the vessel that has been entered until natural hemostatis occurs upon accomplishing hemostatis the bioresorbable sponge may be removed or could be left in place to facilitate removal of the sponge it may be necessary to stitch the sponge with a long suture generally indicated at 710 prior to its insertion into the conduit in this way the operator can remove the sponge simply by tugging on the suture it should be noted that bottom of the conduit is similar to the bottom of the conduit previously described the distal end 610 is cut at an angle which would enable the distal end to lie flat at the angle of percutaneous entry additionally the cut of the angle through the cylindrical conduit produces an oval shape having a long axis intended to lie parallel to the vessel being entered and the bottom also has a curved surface perpendicular to the long axis 620 of the oval formed at the bottom the.