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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jamie Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Timothy P. Harrah, Cambridge, MA (US);
William J. Shaw, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61B 17/1204 (2013.01); A61B 17/12031 (2013.01); A61B 17/12181 (2013.01); A61B 17/12195 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00287 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22082 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for performing medical procedures in body lumens are described. Embodiments of the methods include forming a plug to partially or fully occlude the lumen and moving the plug through a surgical field. Embodiments of the systems include an elongate body graspable by a surgical instrument or by a surgeon that are adapted to anchor to the plug.