Medical devices and related methods of use

US10016190B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul Smith · Smithfield, US
• Mary Ann Cornell · Brimfield, US
• Samuel Raybin · Marlborough, US
• Robert B. DeVries · Marlborough, US
• Meghan Elizabeth Soens · Paris, FR
• Niklas Andersson · Wayland, US
• Shawn Ryan · Littleton, US
• Matthew R. Jagelski · Marlborough, US
• Ray Hewenson Tong · Foxborough, US
• Celine Mee Ling Chin · Brookline, US
• Jon Taylor · Groton, US
• Daniel E. Hamilton · Rochester, US
• Robert Charles · New Boston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 19, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/320044
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A tissue retractor for attachment to an elongate member of a medical device. The tissue retractor includes a cap having a central longitudinal axis. The cap includes an attachment section adapted to attach to a distal end of the elongate member. The cap further includes a moveable component pivotally attached to the attachment section at one or more pivot points, and an actuator connected to the moveable component to transition the moveable component across the central longitudinal axis from an insertion state to an actuated state.