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Medical device for use in endoscopic procedure

US9149173B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

48References

24Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul Scopton · Winchester, US
Gary J. Leanna · Holden, US
Mark D. Wood · Sterling, US
Kurt Geitz · Sudbury, US
M. Kevin Richardson · Hopkinton, US
Oscar Carrillo · Attleboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2006
Grant date	Oct 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/09125
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Endoscopes and methods for making and using endoscopes. An example endoscope includes a handle portion and a shaft portion. The shaft portion may include one or more channels. A catheter and/or wire locking member may be coupled to a channel.

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