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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Gary Jordan, Litchfield, NH (US);
Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US);
Michael Zupkofska, Rockland, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A device for fastening tissue includes (a) a shaft extending longitudinally from a distal end insertable into a body to a proximal end attached to a controller which remains outside of the body, the shaft including a lumen extending therethrough and an opening extending through a wall of a distal portion thereof to open the lumen to an exterior of the shaft; (b) a first roller housed within the lumen adjacent to a first longitudinal edge of the opening such that a rotation of the first roller grasps and draws tissue from the body into the lumen in combination; and (c) a fastening element housed within the lumen adjacent to the opening and movable from a tissue receiving configuration to a tissue gripping configuration.