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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Haverkost, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Joel Groff, Delano, MN (US);
Kent Harrison, Mapple Grove, MN (US);
Joseph Connolly, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gary Pederson, Albertville, MN (US);
Mary-Claire Anderson, Deephaven, MN (US);
David Raab, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61B 17/12031 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00597 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01);
Abstract
Expandable occlusive plugs and methods of using them are disclosed. The devices generally include a tubular body bearing multiple slits defining leaves, which expand radially outward when the ends of the device are brought toward one another.