Device and method for applying a cinch to a suture

US11553909B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Stan Robert Gilbert · Litchfield, US
• Shaun D. Comee · Fiskdale, US
• Peter Shank · Boylston, US
• Christopher R. Deuel · Melrose, US
• Dennis Hubbard · Lancaster, US
• Norman C. May · Valrico, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 17, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 2, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/037
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Medical devices for applying a cinch to a suture and methods for making and using such devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an elongated shaft including a proximal region and a distal region. The distal region may define a lumen having a lumen dimeter, and a distally facing end surface. The medical device may also include an outer cinch member defining a bore and having an outer surface defining a shoulder. An elongated inner shaft may extend through and be longitudinally movable within the lumen and the bore and including a distal end section. An inner cinch member may be engaged with the distal end section of the elongated inner shaft.