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US 2024/0252231 A1Published application
Elongated medical sheath
AssigneeBoston Scientific Medical Device Limited
InventorsEduardo Moriyama, Lauren Koon
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Abstract
An elongated medical sheath is configured to be movable and positionable proximate to a biological feature of a patient. An expandable-and-collapsible support structure is configured to be selectively movable, at least in part, between an interior of the elongated medical sheath and an exterior of the elongated medical sheath. An energy-emitting assembly is supported by the expandable-and-collapsible support structure.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated medical sheath configured to be movable and positionable proximate to a biological feature of a patient;
- and
- an expandable-and-collapsible support structure configured to be selectively movable, at least in part, between an interior of the elongated medical sheath and an exterior of the elongated medical sheath;
- and
- a mechanical tissue-cutting assembly being supported by the expandable-and-collapsible support structure.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated medical sheath configured to be movable and positionable proximate to a biological feature of a patient;
- and
- an expandable-and-collapsible support structure configured to be selectively movable, at least in part, between a collapsed state within an interior of the elongated medical sheath and an expanded state at an exterior of the elongated medical sheath, the expandable-and-collapsible support structure including an expandable-and-collapsible cage structure having a distal section and a proximal section;
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- a mechanical tissue-cutting assembly being supported by the expandable-and-collapsible support structure, the mechanical tissue-cutting assembly includes:
- at least one sharp tip being positioned at the distal section of the expandable-and-collapsible cage structure and being configured to puncture the biological feature of a patient while the expandable-and-collapsible cage structure is in a collapsed state.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated medical sheath configured to be movable and positionable proximate to a biological feature of a patient;
- and
- an expandable-and-collapsible support structure configured to be selectively movable, at least in part, between a collapsed state within an interior of the elongated medical sheath and an expanded state at an exterior of the elongated medical sheath, the expandable-and-collapsible support structure including an expandable-and-collapsible cage structure having a distal section and a proximal section;
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- a mechanical tissue-cutting assembly being supported by the expandable-and-collapsible support structure, the mechanical tissue-cutting assembly includes:
- at least one cutting blade positioned at the proximal section of the expandable-and-collapsible cage structure and being configured to dilate a puncture hole of a patient while the expandable-and-collapsible cage structure is in an expanded state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.