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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Erik Sperry, Newburyport, MA (US);
Ronald Ciulla, Westford, MA (US);
Aaron Kirkeom, Gladstone, NJ (US);
Mark Hera, Holden, MA (US);
Sebastian Koerner, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00358 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2212 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22082 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320775 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure concerns systems and methods for removal of material from the body of a patient, and particularly for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Systems according to the various embodiments of the disclosure include one or more of nested first and second components, for instance a scope nested within a suction or irrigation catheter, guidewires with self-expanding distal tips, and wash-out elements to facilitate rapid removal of stones through an access sheath.