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Medical devices with multiple degrees of freedom and related methods of use

US9743977B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul Smith · Smithfield, US
Eric Karl Litscher · Hopkinton, US
Samuel Raybin · Marlborough, US
John B. Golden · Norton, US
Michael E. Zupkofska · Rockland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2013
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2218/002
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a medical device. The medical device may include a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A positioning mechanism may be disposed adjacent the distal end of the shaft. The positioning mechanism may include an outer member and an inner member coupled to an end-effector. The outer member may be pivotably attached to the distal end of the shaft and the inner member may be pivotably attached to the outer member.

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