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US 12,611,251 B2Granted
Devices, assemblies, and methods for removal of a bodily mass
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsMichael S. H. Chu, Sacha Tang, Sharmad S. Joshi
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to devices, assemblies, and methods for removing a bodily mass from a body cavity. In some embodiments, a medical device may include a scope including a working channel and a sheath having a wall defining a lumen, wherein the sheath extends beyond a distal end of the scope. The medical device may further include a laser extending through the working channel, adjacent the sheath.
Claims6
A medical device, comprising:
- a scope having a proximal end, a distal end, a camera at the distal end, and a working channel extending between the proximal end and the distal end;
- a sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, a distally tapered distal tip, a sheath lumen, and a wall extending between the proximal end and the distal end and defining a first lumen and a second lumen, wherein the scope extends through and is retractable within the first lumen to a position with the distal end of the scope proximal to the distal end of the sheath;
- a sensor extending through the second lumen;
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- a laser extending through the working channel of the scope, and extendable distally out of the distal end of the scope and into the distally tapered distal tip of the sheath lumen distal to the distal end of the scope to fragment a mass within the distally tapered distal tip of the sheath lumen and distal to the distal end of the scope;
- wherein the distally tapered distal tip defines a first tip opening in fluid communication with the first lumen and a second tip opening through an outer surface of the distally tapered distal tip and through which the sensor is extendable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.