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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2020
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Laura E. Christakis, Framingham, MA (US);
Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);
Ryan V. Wales, Northborough, MA (US);
Scott E. Brechbiel, Acton, MA (US);
Jeff Gray, Sudbury, MA (US);
Sean P. Fleury, Minneapolis, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to apparatus, devices, and methods for increasing force distribution at a suture-tissue interface. In some embodiments, a tissue suturing device may include a deployment device and a plurality of tissue supports deployable from the deployment device towards a target tissue. The plurality of tissue supports may each include a central opening for receiving a suture during deployment.