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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jamie Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Leo James Lichte, Riverside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61F 2/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a medical device includes a tissue suction housing and a moveable member disposed in the tissue suction housing. The tissue suction housing has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end has an opening and the tissue suction housing has at least two suturing device openings. The tissue suction housing is configured to pull up bodily tissue through the opening in the distal end when placed under a vacuum and to receive a suturing device through one of the suturing device openings.