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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Johnathan J. Braun, New Brighton, MN (US);
Selina M. Merkling, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Kimberly Anne Robertson, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Matthew Nelson Frost, Watertown, MN (US);
Adam Huot, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Daniel J. Gregorich, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/3205 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 17/320783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00269 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32006 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3452 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for treating tissue may include a tissue expander configured to be inserted into a body lumen and stretch tissue surrounding the body lumen, and a tool configured to be coupled to the tissue expander and move along a path defined by the tissue expander.