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Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2014
Applicant:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

James Black, Malibu, CA (US);

Jonathan Currier, Nashua, NH (US);

Paul Barner, Valencia, CA (US);

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2931 (2013.01);
Abstract

A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may also include at least one proximal control member extending within the elongate member from the proximal end to the distal end of the elongate member, a coupling mechanism disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongate member, and an end-effector removably coupled to the distal end of the elongate member, wherein the end-effector includes at least one distal control member extending proximally therefrom, and wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to removably couple the at least one distal control member to the at least one proximal control member.


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