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US 2016/0242804 A1Published application
Snare design for improved traction
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsSean P. Fleury, Kenneth R. KEENE
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Abstract
A snare may a loop at a distal end of the elongate member and defining an inner area. The loop may have an inner surface facing and exposed in the inner area, wherein a first section of the inner surface has an edge sharper than a second section of the inner surface.
Claims20
A snare, comprising:
- an elongate member;
- and
- a loop at a distal end of the elongate member and defining an inner area;
- the loop having an inner surface facing and exposed to the inner area, wherein a first section of the inner surface has an edge extending radially about the loop and sharper than a second section of the inner surface, wherein the first portion includes a distally-facing portion of the inner surface.
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A snare, comprising:
- an elongate member;
- and
- a loop at a distal end of the elongate member and defining an inner area;
- the loop having an inner surface facing and exposed to the inner area, wherein a first section of the inner surface has an edge extending radially about the loop and sharper than a second section of the inner surface, wherein a line from a center of a cross-section of the first section to the edge is one of above or below a plane of the loop.
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A method for grasping tissue, comprising:
- inserting a snare into a body;
- and
- grasping tissue with the snare, wherein the snare includes an elongate member, a loop at a distal end of the elongate member and defining an inner area, wherein the loop has an inner surface facing and exposed to the inner area, a first section of the inner surface has an edge extending radially about the loop and sharper than a second section of the inner surface, and the first portion includes a distally-facing portion of the inner surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.