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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
George Wilfred Duval, Sudbury, MA (US);
Scott Brechbiel, Acton, MA (US);
Mike McGovern, Boston, MA (US);
James Sawicki, Arlington, MA (US);
Laura Christakis, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00097 (2022.02); A61B 1/00148 (2022.02); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 5/0261 (2013.01); A61B 5/6859 (2013.01); A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device may comprise a plurality of prongs, each of the prongs having a sensor configured to detect a flow of fluid; and a sleeve disposed radially outward of the plurality of prongs. The sleeve may be configured to move proximally and distally relative to the plurality of prongs to transition the plurality of prongs from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration.