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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Russell Dresher, Hudson, MA (US);
Andrew Calabrese, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure may include a medical device comprising an elongate member including a proximal region and a distal region. The elongate member can further include a handle at the proximal region and a tip at the distal region. The tip can include one or more openings, wherein one of the one or more openings at least partially houses an illumination unit. The illumination unit may further comprise a light source, a near-field diffuser proximate to the light source, and a far-field aperture proximate to the light source.