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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
John-Alan O'Brien, County Cork, IE;
Conor O'Sullivan, Wilton Cork, IE;
Frank Ryan, Frankfield Cork, IE;
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12145 (2013.01); A61B 17/12113 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some aspects of the present disclosure pertain to spherical devices that comprise a wire having a memorized shape comprising a spherical outer wire layer and a spherical inner wire layer disposed within the spherical outer wire layer. Other aspects of the disclosure pertain to methods of forming such devices, mandrels for forming such devices, and methods of using such devices.