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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2024
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/128 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1285 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to traction systems, and methods of use thereof, for endoscopic procedures such as tissue dissection. For example, a traction system may include a filament extendable along an outer surface of an endoscope with a distal end of the filament attachable to a medical device engaged with a target tissue of a body lumen.