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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);
Laura E. Christakis, Worcester, MA (US);
John B. Golden, Norton, MA (US);
Sean P. Fleury, Brighton, MA (US);
Samuel Raybin, Marlborough, MA (US);
Dylan Murphy, Walpole, MA (US);
Priya Khanchandani, Marlborough, MA (US);
Liam Rolle, Boston, MA (US);
Naroun Suon, Lawrence, MA (US);
Bernard B. Schwartz, East Dorset, VT (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides design, material, manufacturing method, and use alternatives for medical devices. An example medical device may include a medical device for delivery of a surgical closure member. The medical device includes an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therein. The elongate tubular member is adapted to be delivered through the working channel of an endoscope and the lumen is adapted to receive a surgical closure member. The medical device also includes a tissue support extending from the distal end of the elongate tubular member. The tissue support includes a support surface and the support surface is adapted to support tissue as a surgical closure member engages the tissue thereon.