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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Paul M. Scopton, Winchester, MA (US);
Thinh D. Nguyen, Medford, MA (US);
Stephen J. Perry, Shirley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00494 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention may include a medical device. The medical device may include a flexible tube, an elongate member configured to cut tissue and extend from the flexible tube, and a cauterizing member configured to cauterize tissue and to move relative to the elongate member and the flexible tube. The cauterizing member may substantially surround at least a portion of the elongate member.