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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Dennis R. Boulais, Danielson, CT (US);
Inventor:
Dennis R. Boulais, Danielson, CT (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0026 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/012 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61M 2025/004 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0034 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope or other medical device includes a number of lumens positioned in an outer shaft. The lumens are formed as a multiple lumen assembly. In one embodiment, individual lumens are connected to each other with a sheet or webbing material. The lumen assembly is rolled or folded along its length for incorporation into the outer shaft of the endoscope or the medical device. The sheet or webbing material may be notched or perforated to facilitate folding the lumen assembly and/or separating the individual lumens from the lumen assembly.