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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kimberly DeGraaf, Holden, MA (US);
Peter J. Pereira, Mendon, MA (US);
Manuel Teixeira, Boston, MA (US);
William A. Sturos, Elk River, MN (US);
Jefferson R. Alpizar, Heredia, CR;
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Mark Hera, Holden, MA (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
David Salto, Hopedale, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for trimming a stent to a desired length with an outer tube and an inner tube having a distal end and a diameter configured to receive a portion of the stent in excess of the desired length. The inner tube may move within the outer tube and the distal end may include an end effector configured to trim the portion from the stent while the device and stent are within a patient.