Detachable medical immobilization device and related methods of use
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsEric Cheng, Amy Foust
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a medical device and methods for immobilizing and retrieving material from a patient's body. The medical device includes an expansible member having a proximal end, a delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state. An instrument is detachably engaged with the proximal end of the expansible member to deploy the expansible member within an anatomical lumen beyond material to be retrieved. The expansible member in the expanded state is configured to inhibit movement of the material within the anatomical lumen.
Claims41
A medical device, comprising:
- an expansible member having a proximal end, a delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state;
- an instrument detachably engaged with the proximal end of the expansible member to deploy the expansible member within an anatomical lumen beyond material to be retrieved;
- and
- wherein the expansible member in the expanded state is configured to inhibit movement of the material within the anatomical lumen.
A method for immobilizing material in a body comprising:
- inserting an expansible member into an anatomical lumen of the body, the expansible member having a delivery state, an expanded state, and a proximal end detachably engaged with a distal end of an instrument;
- positioning the instrument to deploy the expansible member such that the expansible member transforms from the delivery state to the expanded state at a treatment site within the anatomical lumen;
- and
- detaching the instrument from the expansible member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.