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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Crystal Marie Anderson-Cunanan, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel J. Foster, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Ray McCarthy, Galway, IE;
Mary M. Byron, Roseville, MN (US);
David Robert Wulfman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bradley S. Swehla, Eagan, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A tissue modification apparatus includes at least a first plurality of grippers aligned in a plane adapted to secure a first edge of a patch of tissue. The plurality of grippers are each secured to a first force actuator. The first plurality of grippers are each adapted to pivot relative to the first force actuator about an axis perpendicular to the plane. In some cases, a plurality of grippers are attached to a force actuator by a passive force transfer mechanism. In some cases, individual force actuators are attached by pivoted connections to individual grippers. Methods of treating tissue can secure tensioned tissue to a frame to retain the tension during a treatment (e.g., cross-linking the tissue with a chemical cross-linker).