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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2024
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Peter L. Dayton, Brookline, MA (US);
Raymond D. Gessler, Iii, Roberts, WI (US);
Srinadh Komanduri, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Jason Matteson, Beldenville, WI (US);
Mark P. Olson, New Brighton, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Medical devices and systems for treating a stricture, for example along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract, are disclosed. An example system may include a guidewire having a distal end and defining a lumen. A stiffening rod may be slidably disposed within the lumen. The stiffening rod may have a distal end and a distal end region disposed adjacent to the distal end. The stiffening rod may be configured to shift between a first position where the distal end of the stiffening rod is disposed proximally of the distal end of the guidewire and a second position where the distal end of the stiffening rod is disposed distally of the distal end of the guidewire.