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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a medical device includes a first arm portion, a second arm portion and a base portion. The first arm portion has an inner surface and an outer surface. The second arm portion has a tissue piercing portion at a distal end, an inner surface and an outer surface. The base portion extends between the first arm portion and the second arm portion. A distance between the inner surface of the first arm portion and the inner surface of the second arm portion defines a depth of penetration into a tissue of a patient.