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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Lauren Koon, Mississauga, CA;
Charlene Leung, Scarborough, CA;
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Galway, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00892 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1425 (2013.01); A61M 2029/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for puncturing and using the puncturing device to evaluate and identify the anatomical space that the puncturing device has entered. The physician can then determine if the puncturing device has entered the desired anatomical space or an unintended anatomical space.