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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Mark Kringle, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Devon N. Arnholt, Shoreview, MN (US);
Mark W. Boden, Harrisville, RI (US);
David Shreeve, Northborough, MA (US);
Joel T. Eggert, Plymouth, MN (US);
Christopher Macomber, Wayzata, MN (US);
Danilo Decio, Worcester, MA (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A medical device may include a plurality of links reciprocally movable between a loose configuration having a first rigidity and a compact configuration having a second rigidity greater than the first rigidity, wherein application of a force to a distalmost link of the plurality of links when the plurality of links are in the loose configuration causes the plurality of links to change orientation relative to one another, and application of the force to the distalmost link when the plurality of links are in the compact configuration does not cause the plurality of links to change orientation relative to one another.