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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey W. Zerfas, Bloomington, IN (US);
Troy Gardner, Carmel, IN (US);
Christopher W. Green, Bloomington, IN (US);
Jeffrey C. Smith, Poland, IN (US);
Christopher L. Oskin, Grafton, MA (US);
Kenneth J. Daignault, Holden, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a medical device and related methods of use are provided for extracting tissue. The device may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. Two or more channels may extend through the elongate member from the proximal end to the distal end, and a morcellating device may be included in one of the channels. In addition, one of the channels may be configured as a return channel for extracting the morcellated tissue.