Patent · US Active

Accessory device for EUS-FNA needle for guidewire passage

US10149665B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

7References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Katharine Eckerline · Boston, US
Sean P. Fleury · Watertown, US
Louis Del Ponte · Hopkinton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2015
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 3, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/22038
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A combined system for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures includes a needle extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a lumen extending therethrough, the distal end including a sharp grind for cutting a tissue sample to be collected in the lumen of the needle and a protective sheath sized and shaped to be inserted through the lumen of the needle such that a distal end of the protective sheath extends distally past the distal end of the needle, the protective sheath extending longitudinally from a proximal end to the distal end and including a lumen extending therethrough.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.