Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

United States Surgical Corporation

Boston Scientific Corporation

Gary Kappel

John B Golden

Paul J Smith

William Lucas Churchill

Brian J Intoccia

Barry Weitzner

John O McWeeney

Christopher A Benning

Robert Castoldi

Naroun Suon

Sean P Fleury

Mark D Wood

Larry Edward Stanton

Ernie Aranyi

H Jonathan Tovey

Norman C May

Dane Seddon

David T Green

Samuel Raybin

Peter L Dayton

Michael Barenboym

Henry Bolanos

Paul Smith

Karl H Ehrenfels

Jeffrey J Blewett

Keith Ratcliff

Claude O Clerc

William Joseph Shaw

Douglas J Cuny

Charles R Sherts

Kurt Geitz

Man Minh Nguyen

Katie L Krueger

Randolph F Lehn

Robert B Devries

Salvatore Castro

Andrew J Campbell

Laura Elizabeth Christakis

William Bertolino

John F Howard

Brandon Zalewski

Michael S Kolesa

Graham W Bryan

Laurie Soderbom

Ra Nam

Dan Bacon

Francis MacNamara

Erin Daly

Jessica Tina Schenck

James R Pratt

Mark S Peyser

Paul J Phillips

Gerald R Heller

Eric Gutierrez

John Kummailil

Bernadette Durr

Thomas M Ragonese

Federico Gutierrez

Ken Keene

Eric Tat

Ruth Cheng

Robert B DeVries

Shannon Taylor

Kenneth R Keene

Peter Crowley

Lawrence E Stanton

Ernie Aranvi

Gary J Leanna

Laurie Soderborn

Doug Melanson

Laurie A Soderbom

Francis T MacNamara

Dane T Seddon

Claire M Mcleod

Michael Barenboyn

Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device.

Attachment clamp

A support mechanism for a medical device may include an adjustable support that includes a plurality of elongate members movable relative to one another. The support mechanism may also include a bracket coupled to the adjustable support. The bracket may be adapted to be coupled to a first medical device that extends along a longitudinal axis. The support mechanism may also include an instrument holder that extends along a central axis. The instrument holder may be movably coupled to the bracket and adapted to be coupled to a second medical device. The bracket and the instrument holder may be oriented such that central axis of the instrument holder intersects the longitudinal axis at an angle.

Instrument holder

This invention is directed to a medical device having a longitudinal axis, and including a handle and a catheter. The handle can include a body having a proximal end and a distal end, an actuator moveably coupled to the body, and a handle control member coupled to the actuator, wherein the actuator can be configured to move relative to the body to move the handle control member. The catheter can include a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the shaft and the distal end of the body can be configured for releasable coupling. The catheter can also include a steering section located along the shaft and a catheter control member coupled to the steering section, wherein the catheter control member can be configured to move relative to the shaft to move the steering section relative to the longitudinal axis. The medical device can also include a securing member configured to move relative to at least one of the handle and the catheter to releasably couple the handle control member to the catheter control member.

Medical devices having releasable coupling

The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.

Articulation joint with bending member

Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems for attaching an articulation section. In an embodiment, a medical instrument includes a first tubular member including a first end. The medical instrument also includes a second tubular member including a first end. The second tubular member includes a plurality of layers including an inner layer and a first layer including a fluorinated material. The inner layer includes a first section disposed under the first layer and a second section extending out from under the first layer. A portion of the first tubular member overlaps and is bonded to at least a portion of the second section of the inner layer of the second tubular member.

Methods and systems for attaching medical device sections

A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may further include an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The end-effector may include a plurality of arms pivotally connected to one another, wherein each arm includes a tissue-contacting surface, a first portion of the tissue-contacting surface including a plurality of ridges configured to grasp tissue. Further, the tissue-contacting surface may include a channel oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the medical device.

Multi-functional medical device and related

Drive systems and methods of use are disclosed herein for performing medical procedures on a patient. The drive systems include various handle types and triggers for controlling catheters and end effectors. The various handle types include a flexible handle and ambidextrous handles that can alter the handedness of the handle for particularized use. The handles drive articulation sections of the catheter and end effectors with various degrees of freedom, and include locks for holding the catheter and/or end effector in place. The catheter systems include structures for allowing degrees of freedom, such as notches, mechanical interlocks, and articulation joints. In addition, the catheters articulate via cables or fluids.

Drive systems and methods of use

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Acton, MA, United States of America

Gary Kappel