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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Mark A. Griffin, Louisville, KY (US);
Vas Abramov, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael G. Mcgrath, Hudson, MA (US);
Mark A. Griffin, Louisville, KY (US);
Vas Abramov, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael G. McGrath, Hudson, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical retrieval device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an assembly for positioning a medical device includes a sleeve having a lumen configured to accept a medical device, and a tab. The tab includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion is configured to receive the sleeve for positioning the sleeve proximate the proximal portion. The proximal portion is configured such that severing the tab along the proximal portion maintains the tab in one piece.