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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
James M. Anderson, Corcoran, MN (US);
Adam D. Grovender, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric M. Petersen, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David Raab, Roseville, MN (US);
Mark S. Smith, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Cass A. Hanson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Timothy A. Ostroot, Cokato, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A direct visualization catheter includes a handle, a balloon, an elongate shaft, and a camera assembly. The elongate shaft has a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The proximal end is coupled to the handle. The distal end is coupled to the balloon and defines a longitudinal axis. The camera assembly is coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft and is disposed within the balloon. The camera assembly includes a camera and an adjustment mechanism for varying a configuration of the camera relative to the distal end of the elongate shaft between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration. The camera faces primarily in a radial direction in the delivery configuration and the camera faces primarily in an axial direction in the deployed configuration.