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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 19, 2008
Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US);
Paul J. Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);
John B. Golden, Norton, MA (US);
Michal Weisman, Allston, MA (US);
Stephen J. Perry, Shirley, MA (US);
Katie Krueger, Merrimack, NH (US);
Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US);
Paul J. Smith, Smithfield, RI (US);
John B. Golden, Norton, MA (US);
Michal Weisman, Allston, MA (US);
Stephen J. Perry, Shirley, MA (US);
Katie Krueger, Merrimack, NH (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are various systems and methods for traversing an anatomic wall. A system can include a port that mates with an anatomic wall and provides a lumen for the passage of a guide tube of a transluminal device. The port can inhibit the passage of biological materials through the anatomic wall. Further described herein are methods for implanting the port and/or for inserting the transluminal device into a body cavity.