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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Elias Khoury, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Wade Strelow, Jr., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven Larsen, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Ismail Guler, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brian Hanson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Daniel Vancamp, Elk River, MN (US);
Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);
Kevin McElwee, Franklin, MA (US);
Oscar Carrillo, Jr., Attleboro, MA (US);
Andrew Schaubhut, Stow, MA (US);
Samuel Raybin, Marlborough, MA (US);
Man Nguyen, Harvard, MA (US);
Naroun Suon, Lawrence, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device may include an insertion device having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough. A snare device may be configured to transition between a retracted state within the lumen of the insertion device, and an extended state extending distally of the insertion device. The snare device may comprise a wire. A member may be disposed within the lumen of the insertion device. The member may be configured to maintain legs of the snare device in an open snare loop configuration in the extended state. In the open snare loop configuration, the wire may include an arcuate loop.