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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1219 (2013.01); A61B 17/12099 (2013.01); A61B 17/12168 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device, comprising a tube including at least one lumen, an absorbent located at a distal portion of the tube, the absorbent being configured to transition from a compressed state to an expanded state, and a structure fixed to the absorbent, wherein the structure is configured to flex into a compressed state and an expanded state simultaneously with the compressed state and the expanded state of the absorbent, and the structure exposes at least a portion of the absorbent.