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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2023
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Galway, IE;
Aditya Dhanotiya, Indore, IN;
Shrikant Vasant Raut, Mumbai, IN;
Balaji Aswatha Narayana, Bangalore, IN;
James Weldon, Newton, MA (US);
Nabarun Bhowmick, Kolkata, IN;
Subodh Morey, Ponda, IN;
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Galway, IE;
Abstract
A medical device comprising, a handle body, a flexible shaft coupled to a distal end of the handle body, a distal tip coupled to a distal end of the shaft and including a movable element, and an actuator coupled to the handle body and configured, upon actuation, to move the movable element, wherein the actuator includes a first contact element having outer contact surfaces each configured for contact by a finger of a user, each of the outer contact surfaces being at least one of angled and recessed relative to the other outer contact surfaces to provide a plurality of positions of contact between the finger and the actuator.