A device and method for achieving hemostasis and leakage control in
vascular structures and other body ducts or vessels in an emergency room
or trauma situation. The device has at least one shunt that contains an
obturator on an end of the shunt. The shunt is inserted into a damaged
vessel or lumen for sealing the leak or hemorrhage. Two shunts that both
contain obturators on one of their ends can be inserted into two
different vessels or lumens when the vessel or lumen has been severed.
The obturators allow for the improved ease of insertion into the vessel
or lumen. The two shunts are then releasably attached to restore fluid
communication through the vessel or lumen. The shunt is placed
temporarily within the patient and then removed when definitive repair
can be achieved by a qualified physician.