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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2017
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);
Ryan V. Wales, Northborough, MA (US);
Kevin James McElwee, Franklin, MA (US);
Naroun Suon, Lawrence, MA (US);
Samuel Raybin, Marlborough, MA (US);
Alexander Joseph Burnham, Southbury, CT (US);
Ray Hewenson Tong, Foxboro, MA (US);
Mary Ann Cornell, Brimfield, MA (US);
Niklas Andersson, Wayland, MA (US);
John B. Golden, Norton, MA (US);
Scott E. Brechbiel, Acton, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a tissue retraction system may include a first anchor, a second anchor, and an elongate coupling member extending between the first anchor and the second anchor. The system also may include a holder for receiving the first anchor, the second anchor, and the elongate coupling element. The holder may include a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion may have a smaller width than the proximal portion such that the distal portion exerts a force on a proximal end of the first anchor during deployment of the first anchor from the holder. The force may move the first anchor into an open configuration for receiving tissue.