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US 2017/0281148 A1Published application
Medical device for cutting
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsGary S. KAPPEL, Sean P. FLEURY, Paul SMITH, Brandon M. ZALEWSKI, Laurie A. SODERBOM
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Abstract
A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end and an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member is disclosed. The end-effector further includes a plurality of arms, which may pivot or move relative to one another. Further, each arm includes an inner edge defining a cutting edge, and an outer edge having at least one geometric feature for manipulating tissue.
Claims21
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A medical device comprising:
- a member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the member, the end-effector including a plurality of arms, wherein at least one of the arms is configured to pivot relative to another arm, each arm including a radially inward facing edge and a radially outward facing edge, wherein the radially outward facing edge of each arm is configured to cauterize tissue, and an entirety of the radially inward facing edge of each arm is non-conductive.
A medical device comprising:
- a member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- an end-effector comprising two blades disposed at the distal end of the member, wherein at least one of the blades is configured to pivot relative to the other blade, each blade having a radially inward facing edge and a radially outward facing edge, the radially outward facing edges are configured to cauterize tissue, the radially inward facing edges are non-conductive;
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- an expandable element at least partially enclosing the end-effector, wherein the expandable element is movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and the expandable element has a plurality of legs circumferentially spaced from one another.
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A medical device comprising:
- a member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the member, the end-effector including a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm is configured to pivot relative to the second arm;
- and
- an expandable element having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the expandable element is coupled to a proximal end of the end-effector, the expandable element is movable between a radially-collapsed configuration and a radially-expanded configuration, the expandable element has a plurality of legs circumferentially spaced from one another, and distal ends of the plurality of legs converge toward one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.