Endoscopic handle attachment for use with suture based closure device

US11375993B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Christopher R. Deuel · Melrose, US
• Shaun D. Comee · Fiskdale, US
• Evan Hunter Williams · Cambridge, US
• Andrew Jones · Lexington, US
• Richard L. Miller · Dix Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 19, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/0609
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An endoscopic handle attachment is adapted to be secured to an endoscope having a working channel and used in combination with a suture device adapted to extend through the working channel. The attachment includes a backbone adapted to conform to an outer surface of the endoscope and that includes one or more attachment features adapted to enable releasable securement to the endoscope. A primary arm extends radially outwardly from the backbone and includes one or attachment points, at least one of the one or more attachment points adapted to releasably secure a proximal handle of the suture device such that a translation handle may be moved relative to the proximal handle without an operator needing to separately hold the proximal handle.