Medical systems, devices, and related methods
AssigneeBoston Scientific Medical Device Limited
InventorsDeepak Kumar Sharma, Sharath Kumar G
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Abstract
A medical device includes a handle including a main body and a movable body, a sheath element coupled to the handle, an actuation element disposed within the sheath element, an end cap configured to be coupled to a distal end of another medical device, and a patch positioned on the end cap and coupled to the actuation element. The patch includes a mesh and an expandable structure coupled to the mesh. The expandable structure is configured to be coupled to the actuation element, and the expandable structure is further configured to cause the mesh to retract and expand.
Claims20
A medical device, comprising:
- a handle including a main body and a movable body;
- a sheath element coupled to the handle;
- an actuation element disposed within the sheath element;
- an end cap configured to be coupled to a distal end of another medical device;
- a patch positioned on the end cap and coupled to the actuation element, the patch comprising:
- a mesh, and
- an expandable structure coupled to the mesh, wherein the expandable structure is configured to be coupled to the actuation element, and wherein the expandable structure is further configured to cause the mesh to retract and expand;
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- a release mechanism coupled to the expandable structure, wherein the release mechanism is coupled to a pull wire disposed within the actuation element.
A medical device, comprising:
- a handle disposed at a proximal end of the medical device, the handle including a main body, a movable body, and a decoupling mechanism;
- a sheath element;
- an actuation element disposed within the sheath element and coupled to the decoupling mechanism;
- a pull wire disposed within the actuation element and coupled to the decoupling mechanism;
- an end cap configured to be coupled to a distal end of another medical device;
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- a patch positioned on the end cap, the patch comprising:
- a biocompatible mesh, and
- an expandable structure coupled to the biocompatible mesh;
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- a release mechanism coupled to each of the expandable structure and the pull wire,
- wherein the expandable structure is configured to cause the patch to expand.
An end cap assembly for a medical device, the end cap assembly comprising:
- an end cap body configured to be coupled to a distal end of an endoscope;
- a patch positioned on a distal end of the end cap body, the patch comprising:
- a mesh, and
- an expandable structure coupled to the mesh, wherein the expandable structure is configured to transition the patch between a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein, in the retracted configuration, the expandable structure is disposed adjacent to the end cap body, and wherein, in the expanded configuration, the expandable structure causes the patch to extend radially outward to engage a treatment site;
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- a release mechanism coupled to the expandable structure, wherein the release mechanism is further configured to receive a pull wire such that proximal movement of the pull wire selectively releases the patch from the end cap body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.