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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 27, 2023
Applicant:

Boston Scientific Scimed Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Shaun D. Comee, Fiskdale, MA (US);

Peter L Dayton, Brookline, MA (US);

Ethan Miller, Ashland, MA (US);

James J. Scutti, Norwell, MA (US);

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to devices and methods for treating a tissue defect, for example, by suturing. In some embodiments, a suturing device may include an elongate member having a working channel, a suture channel, and a suture arm extending from the elongate member. The suturing device may further include a needle passer located within the working channel, the needle passer operable to deliver a needle between the elongate member and a distal end of the suture arm for suturing a target tissue, and a suture extending through the suture channel, wherein the suture is coupled to the needle. The suturing device may further include a plurality of imaging devices, wherein a first imaging device is positioned along a distal face of the elongate member, and wherein a second imaging device is positioned along the suture arm.


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