Cap with band deployment features

US10786256B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul Smith · Smithfield, US
• Andrew Schaubhut · Bolton, US
• Oscar Carrillo · Attleboro, US
• John B. Golden · Norton, US
• Brad M. Isaacson · Lancaster, US
• Michael D. Amos · Ayer, US
• Norman C. May · Valrico, US
• Dengzhu Yan · Marlborough, US
• James Weldon · Austin, US
• Daniel Congdon · Hudson, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 3, 2018
• Grant date: Sep 29, 2020
• Expiry date: May 15, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/306
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a medical device for deploying a ligation band may include a tubular body. The tubular body may include a proximal end, a distal end, a radially inner surface defining a lumen through the tubular body, and a radially outer surface. The radially outer surface may include protrusions arranged in rows extending at least partially around a proximal region of the radially outer surface. Protrusions in adjacent rows may be separated by a first distance. Surface features may extend at least partially around a distal region of the radially outer surface. Adjacent surface features may be separated by a second distance larger than the first distance.