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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Sandra Nagale, Bolton, MA (US);
Ruth Cheng, Natick, MS (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2016.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1473 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/20 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6859 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 5/1473 (2013.01); A61B 5/205 (2013.01); A61B 5/208 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61B 5/036 (2013.01); A61B 5/103 (2013.01); A61B 5/107 (2013.01); A61B 5/202 (2013.01); A61B 5/204 (2013.01); A61B 5/42 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61B 5/4848 (2013.01); A61B 5/6858 (2013.01); A61B 5/6874 (2013.01); A61B 5/6885 (2013.01); A61B 2562/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/046 (2013.01); A61B 2562/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device for monitoring physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of an organ, such as the urinary bladder. The medical device may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. The device may further include an end-effector assembly extending distally from the distal end of the elongate member. The end-effector assembly may also include a plurality of sensing elements for detecting abnormal organ function. Each of the plurality of sensing elements may include one or more of mechanical, visual, chemical, and biological sensors.