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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2018
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael Walsh, Galway, IE;
Javier Palomar-Moreno, Galway, IE;
Martyn G. Folan, Galway, IE;
Emma J. Mooney, Galway, IE;
Shane Moylan, Galway, IE;
Thomas Holly, Galway, IE;
David Hegarty, Galway, IE;
Darren Curran, Galway, IE;
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices and establishing fluid communication between body lumens. In particular, the present disclosure relates to devices and methods for establishing a controlled flow or access passage between body lumens. For example, a device may include an elongate tubular body defining a lumen along a length thereof. The elongate tubular body may have an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. In the expanded configuration, a proximal portion of the elongate tubular body may expand into a proximal retention member and a distal portion of the elongate tubular body may expand into a distal retention member, leaving a cylindrical saddle region extending therebetween. The cylindrical saddle region may include a constricted portion configured to move between a first diameter configuration and a second diameter configuration larger than the first diameter configuration.