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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Brent Palmisano, Fiskdale, MA (US);
Inventors:
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Brent Palmisano, Fiskdale, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2837 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a general aspect, a medical device can include an external arm having a receiving mechanism, and an internal arm coupled to the external arm such that the receiving mechanism of the external arm is movable with respect to the internal arm. The medical device can also include a sliding component including a needle configured to be coupled to a portion of an implant and configured to slidably move the needle toward the receiving mechanism of the external arm.