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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2018
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Danny Shu-Huan Lee, Framingham, MA (US);
Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);
Ryan V. Wales, Northborough, MA (US);
Jialiang Wang, Smithfield, RI (US);
Niklas Andersson, Wayland, MA (US);
Gregory Hurley, Windham, NH (US);
Jon Taylor, Groton, MA (US);
John Unger, Wrentham, MA (US);
Irina Pyataeva, Moscow, RU;
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Medical devices and methods of using medical devices are disclosed. An example tissue retraction device includes a first engagement member having a first end and a second end, a second engagement member having a first end and a second end, a first elastic member attached to the second end of the first engagement member, and a first alignment member having a first end, a second end and a lumen extending therethrough. Further, the tissue retraction device has a first length, the first alignment member has a second length, the first elastic member extends within the lumen of the first alignment member and the second length of the first alignment member is less than or equal to the first length of the tissue retraction device.