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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2020
Applicant:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US);

George T. Roberts, Lincoln, MA (US);

Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);

Gregory Piskun, Delray Beach, FL (US);

John T. To, Newark, CA (US);

Jeffrey P. Radziunas, Wallingford, CT (US);

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00085 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00353 (2013.01);
Abstract

Improved methods and devices for performing an endoscopic surgery are provided. Systems are taught for operatively treating gastrointestinal disorders endoscopically in a stable, yet dynamic operative environment, and in a minimally invasive manner. Such systems include, for example, an endoscopic surgical suite. The surgical suite can have a reversibly expandable retractor that expands to provide a stable, operative environment within a subject. The expansion can be selectively asymmetric to maximize space for a tool and an endoscope to visualize a target tissue and treat the target tissue from outside the patient in a minimally invasive manner.


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