Medical device having independent articulation and methods of use
AssigneeBoston Scientific Corporation
InventorsAditya DHANOTIYA, Nabarun BHOWMIK, Deepak Kumar SHARMA, Subodh MOREY, Shrikant Vasant RAUT
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Abstract
A medical device includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and an articulation member integral with or attached to a distal end of the shaft. The articulation member includes a first portion coupled to a second portion, the second portion is receivable in a slot defined by the first portion, and the handle is coupled to each of the first portion and the second portion and to articulate the first portion independently of articulating the second portion.
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- a handle;
- a shaft extending from the handle;
- and
- an articulation member integral with or attached to a distal end of the shaft, wherein the articulation member includes a first portion coupled to a second portion, the second portion being receivable in a slot defined by the first portion;
- wherein the handle is coupled to each of the first portion and the second portion and configured to articulate the first portion independently of articulating the second portion.
A medical device comprising:
- a handle;
- a shaft coupled to the handle;
- and
- an articulation member integral with or coupled to a distal end of the shaft, the articulation member forming a distalmost end of the medical device and having a first portion coupled to a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to move along a first plane and along a second plane independently of the first plane, and wherein the second portion is configured to move along the first plane independent of movement of the first portion along each of the first plane and the second plane.
A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting a distal end of a shaft into an opening in a patient, wherein the distal end includes an articulation member having a first portion coupled to a second portion;
- advancing the distal end to a target site;
- actuating a first actuator to move the second portion relative to the first portion;
- grasping tissue at the target site via the second portion;
- and
- performing a medical procedure using a medical tool extending from a distal opening of the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.