Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Attenuex Technologies, Inc.

Solace Therapeutics, Inc.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Brussels Medical Device Center

Northwestern University

Boston Scientific Corporation

Peter L Dayton

Barry Weitzner

Kevin Gerald Connors

John Gillespie, Jr

Sean P Fleury

Paul J Smith

Ronald A Sahatjian

Dane Seddon

Evan Wilder

Mark D Wood

Kurt Geitz

Robert B Devries

George Wilfred Duval

Michael P Boutillette

Jeff Gray

Gary Kappel

Ernest George Schutt

Ryan V Wales

Norman C May

Paul Smith

Shaun Dennis Comee

John B Golden

Samuel Raybin

Stephen A Griffin

Saurav V Gupta

Dan Bacon

Lixiao Wang

Shawn Ryan

Michael S Banik

James J Scutti

Scott E Brechbiel

John Thomas Favreau

Ray Hewenson Tong

Thomas Yung-Hui Chien

Eric B Stenzel

Mark W Boden

Dennis R Boulais

Wendy Naimark

Louis J Barbato

Thomas Jones

Mark C Bates

James Weldon

Christopher A Benning

Kevin James McElwee

Larry Edward Stanton

Francis T Macnamara

Douglas Melanson

Brandon Zalewski

Katharine Eckerline

Ryan J Cahill

Ryan Hartman

Kathleen M Miller

Gregory T Sydney

Bryan Bannon

Darren Curran

Thomas DeSimio

Gerard Duignan

Marc A Barthet

Jean-Michel Gonzalez

Sheng-ping Zhong

Raymond Gessler

Kinh-Luan D Dao

Raymond D Gessler, Iii

Morgan Zhu

Ethan Miller

Nicholas Zenner

Jason Matteson

Mark P Olson

Nicolas Cauche

Sheila L Caira

Matthew B Hollyer

Albert C C Chin

Andrew James Whitney

Megan Chrobak

Bora Gumustop

Ernest J St Pierre

Kenneth R Keene

Douglas C Shepard

Camron Hagemeyer

Daniel J Kalashian

Todd Baron

Frederick H Strickler

Lee L Swanstrom

Gaurav Rohatgi

Robert Herrmann

Albert Chin

Elizabeth M Albrecht

Bernadette Durr

Kevin James McELWEE

Wei Li Fan

Kyle Logan Lemke

David Benjamin Joda

Cecilia Delattre

Ryan Desmond Lynch

James Quinn

Eran Shlomovitz

David Vafiades

Chris Davis

Shannon S Kenwood

Alex Broerman

A method for performing a medical procedure may comprise advancing a first device through a first body lumen. A distal portion of the first device may include a magnet. The method may further comprise advancing a second device through a second body lumen. The second device may include a magnetic field sensor. The method may further comprise receiving a signal from the magnetic field sensor. The signal may be indicative of a magnetic field measured by the magnetic field sensor. The method may further comprise, if the received signal matches a magnetic field of the magnet, identifying a position of the magnet.

Devices and methods for treatment of body lumens

Sphincterotomes and methods for making and using sphincterotomes are disclosed. An example sphincterotome may include an elongate shaft having an outer surface and a distal end region. The sphincterotome may also include a sphincterotome wire assembly having a distal end coupled to the distal end region of the elongate shaft and a body portion extending along the outer surface of the elongate shaft. The sphincterotome wire assembly may be designed to shift the distal end region of the elongate shaft between a first configuration and a curved configuration. The body portion of the sphincterotome wire assembly may include a cutting region and a non-conductive region.

Sphincterotomes and methods for using sphincterotomes

A medical device that comprises a rim defining a loop in a plane and defining a width measured perpendicular to the plane, at least one wire coupled to a distal end of the rim and extending proximally from the distal end out of the plane to a proximal end of the rim, the at least one wire having a cross-sectional dimension measured perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the at least one wire, the cross-sectional dimension being smaller than the width of the rim, and a sheath configured to cover at least a portion of the rim and a portion of the at least one ware.

Device for tissue removal

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of minimally invasive catheter-based devices and procedures for the removal of necrotic debris. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for the removal of necrotic debris from within a walled off necrosis without disrupting or damaging the tissue wall of the necrotic pocket.

Necrosectomy devices and procedures

Medical devices and systems for treating a stricture, for example along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract, are disclosed. An example system may include a guidewire having a distal end and defining a lumen. A stiffening rod may be slidably disposed within the lumen. The stiffening rod may have a distal end and a distal end region disposed adjacent to the distal end. The stiffening rod may be configured to shift between a first position where the distal end of the stiffening rod is disposed proximally of the distal end of the guidewire and a second position where the distal end of the stiffening rod is disposed distally of the distal end of the guidewire.

Devices and methods for treating a stricture along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract

A mesh element having a mesh gauge selected to control flow of materials therethrough. The mesh element is implantable into an anatomical structure upstream of a body passage or within a body passage to control flow of materials through the body passage. The mesh element may be coupled to a support structure to facilitate anchoring of the mesh element in place relative to the body passage. The support structure may have a lumen defined therethrough to allow flow of materials through the body passage, with the mesh element regulating the flow of materials into the lumen. The mesh element alternatively may be directly coupled to an anatomical structure upstream of a body passage to regulate or determine flow of materials through the body passage.

Stent and associated systems and methods

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for enhanced navigation and visualization of body passages. In particular, the systems and methods of the present disclosure provide enhanced navigation through the pulmonary peripheries, and enhanced visualization within larger pulmonary passages.

Systems and methods for body passage navigation and visualization

Medical devices and systems for treating a stricture along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract are disclosed. An example medical device may include a guidewire for use along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract. The guidewire may include an elongate core member having a proximal end region and a distal end region. A coil member may be disposed along the distal end region. An actuation member may be coupled to the coil member. The actuation member may be configured to shift the coil member between a first configuration and a compressed configuration. The coil member may be configured to be advanced across a biliary and/or pancreatic stricture when in the compressed configuration. A sleeve may be disposed over the coil member.

A device for treating tissue includes a catheter including an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a lumen extending therethrough, a distal tip connected to the distal end of the elongated body and including a first electrode and a second electrode extending thereabout, the first electrode extending to a distal opening of the lumen and a first needle extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end, the first needle slidably received within the lumen of the catheter to be moved between a retracted bipolar configuration, in which the distal end of the needle is proximal the distal opening of the catheter, and an extended monopolar configuration, in which the distal end of the first needle extends distally past the distal opening of the catheter so that the first needle contacts the first electrode and is configured to cut tissue.

Medical device capable of injection, cutting and coagulation

The present disclosure relates generally to medical devices and procedures for placement of a medical device between adjacent tissue structures. In particular, the present disclosure relates to endoscopic systems and methods for preventing or minimizing movement between tissue walls to facilitate placement of a stent therebetween.

Systems and methods to effect movement of tissue structures

This disclosure relates generally to medical devices, systems, and methods for locating devices and/or anatomy during medical procedures. More particularly, in some embodiments, the disclosure relates to medical device and/or anatomy locating devices, access devices, and systems and methods thereof, for use during, e.g., gastrojejunostomy procedures. In an aspect, a medical device locator may include an elongate member (such as sheath or guidewire) having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a length extending along the longitudinal axis. A location device may be disposed along the length of the elongate member.

Devices, systems, and methods for locating a body lumen

According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, devices, systems, and methods for pyloric occlusion in an endoscopic procedure may include a first flange and a second flange connected to the first flange by a saddle region having a lumen. The second flange may be proximal to the first flange. The pyloric occlusion device may further include a closure element. The closure element may be configured to occlude a flow of material through the lumen, including across the pylorus when deployed. The closure element may be a closure of the lumen by rotation of one of the first or second flanges about the saddle region relative to the other of the first or second flange.

Devices, systems, and methods for pyloric occlusion

A system for forming an anastomosis between first and second sections of a digestive tract includes Optical Scope Device ('OSD') having a lumen extending therethrough and positioned at a first target site within the first section, OSD including an imaging component at a distal end thereof for viewing the first target site; First Endoscope (“FE”) including a working channel extending therethrough and positioned at a second target site within the second section; Capture Device (“CD”) extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a loop, CD extends through the lumen; First Flexible Element (“FFE”) extends through FE, FFE including a coupling element which passes through the loop to couple FFE to CD, connecting the first and second sections, the coupling element moving between insertion and locking configurations; and Stent having a lumen extending therethrough which provides fluid communication between the first and second sections.

Systems, methods and devices for connecting non-adherent structures

The present disclosure relates generally to systems, devices, and methods for endoscopic suture termination. In some embodiments, a suture device may include an elongate member having a working channel and a suture channel, the elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. The suture device may further include a suture extending through the suture channel, and a plurality of anchor components coupled to the suture, wherein the suture and the plurality of anchor components are deployable from the elongate member for engagement with a target tissue.

Systems, suture devices, and methods for tissue closure

Various embodiments are generally directed to a flexible elongate member (e.g., endoscopic accessory tool) positionable into and/or through selected anatomies, such as by generating images to position components of a flexible elongate member or to localize anatomic features, for instance. Some embodiments are directed to generating images with a plurality of imaging techniques to localize anatomic features and/or components of a flexible elongate member for one or more of inspection, orientation, and/or facilitating access to body passageways or lumens.

Devices, systems, and methods for imaging within a body lumen

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Brookline, MA, United States of America

Peter L Dayton