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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
James P. Rohl, Prescott, WI (US);
Craig M. Wilson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Benn Horrisberger, Blaine, MN (US);
Carl W. Bauer, Roseville, MN (US);
Lance A. Freeseman, Greenfield, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An illuminated needle device for performing a heart valve repair includes an outer member and an inner member. The outer member includes a body that has a proximal end and a distal end. The body of the outer member defines a lumen therethrough and the distal end of the body includes a needle. The inner member is slidably disposed within the lumen of the outer member. The inner member includes a distal end that has a radiation emitting element. The illuminated needle device is characterized by the outer and inner members together forming a flexible, elongate shaft, and the inner member being configured to emit radiation from the radiation emitting element from a location proximate to the distal end of the outer member.