Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Viviana Artavia Salas

Gonzalo Jose Saenz Villalobos

Rafael Berenzon

Kevin McEvilly

Alejandro Brenes Acosta

Esteban Solano Montenegro

Daniel Calvo Camacho

Daniel Eduardo Mata Barrantes

Diana Catalina Rodriguez Forero

Deborah Amaya Pineda

Jose Pablo Nunes Corella

A tissue-manipulating system including a tissue-manipulating device having a tissue grasper assembly with at least one grasper arm movably coupled to a shaft to move between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The at least one grasper arm may be pivotably coupled to the shaft, such as via a collar. A tissue-manipulating device controller is coupled to the tissue grasper assembly to move the at least one grasper arm between the closed and open configurations. The tissue grasper assembly is positionable to move a distal tissue wall closer to a proximal tissue wall. The tissue grasper assembly may be deployable (such as by separating from the shaft) to remain in place holding the distal tissue wall and proximal tissue wall in apposition.

Grasping devices, systems, and methods for tissue approximation and apposition

A device for treating tissue includes a capsule defining a channel extending therethrough and clip arms. Each of the arms includes a proximal part releasably coupled to a distal part, a proximal portion of the distal part configured to be received within the channel of the capsule so that the arms move proximally and distally relative to the capsule between a tissue receiving configuration, in which distal ends of the arms are separated from one another, and a tissue clipping configuration, in which distal ends of the arms are moved toward one another. The proximal portion of each of the arms is configured to release from the corresponding distal part to lock the distal part of each of the arms over a portion of target tissue to be clipped while the proximal parts of the arms are removed from the body.

Hemostasis clip

A device includes a housing having a first opening for receiving tissue therein and a distal head disposed at least partly within the housing. The distal head is configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the distal head. The device also includes a first holding member coupled to the housing and a second holding member coupled to the distal head. The first and second holding members are configured so that rotating the distal head stretches a first ligation band coupled to the first and second holding members, permitting tissue drawn into the first opening to pass through an opening of the first ligation band.

Multiple band ligation

A device for treating tissue includes a capsule defining a channel extending therethrough and clip arms. Each of the arms includes a proximal part releasably coupled to a distal part, a proximal portion of the distal part configured to be received within the channel of the capsule so that the arms move proximally and distally relative to the capsule between a tissue receiving configuration, in which distal ends of the arms are separated from one another, and a tissue clipping configuration, in which distal ends of the arms are moved toward one another. The proximal portion of each of the arms is configured to release from the corresponding distal part to lock the distal part of each of the arms over a portion of target tissue to be clipped while the proximal parts of the alms are removed from the body.

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Alajuela, Costa Rica

Viviana Artavia Salas