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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Martyn G. Folan, Loughrea, IE;
David R. Wulfman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Damien V. Nolan, Galway, IE;
Martin Hynes, Galway, IE;
Matthew Montague, Galway, IE;
Thomas M. Keating, Tuam, IE;
Adeniyi O. Aremu, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2/02 (2013.01); A61F 5/0003 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/004 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61M 31/005 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/88 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01); A61F 2002/072 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9511 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0007 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0012 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device may include a tubular sleeve configured for implantation in a body lumen, the sleeve having a first configuration with a first rigidity and a second configuration with a second rigidity greater than the first rigidity, the sleeve including: a flexible membrane defining an interior lumen; and a channel extending along the membrane.