Sustainable medical devices, systems, and related methods
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJuan Pablo ORTIZ GARCIA, Ryan V. WALES, Alejandra GOMEZ JARA
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Abstract
Medical devices, systems, and related methods described herein may be useful for disassembling a medical device after performing a medical procedure to dispose of one or more portions of the medical device. The medical device including a shaft that includes a sheath having an outer wall that defines a lumen, a coil disposed within the sheath, and an end effector coupled to a distal portion of the shaft. The outer wall of the sheath includes at least one perforation configured to separate the sheath from the coil for disposal after performing the medical procedure.
Claims20
A medical device, comprising:
- a shaft including:
- a sheath including an outer wall defining a lumen;
- and
- a coil disposed within the lumen of the sheath;
- and
- an end effector coupled to a distal portion of the shaft,
- wherein the outer wall of the sheath includes at least one perforation, and
- wherein the at least one perforation facilitates separation of the sheath from the coil so that the sheath and the coil may be separately disposed of after a procedure using the medical device.
A medical device, comprising:
- a sheath, including an outer wall defining a lumen;
- and
- a coil disposed within the lumen of the sheath;
- and
- wherein the outer wall has at least two perforations that define a strip, wherein the strip is removable from a remainder of the outer wall to facilitate separation of the sheath from the coil so that the sheath and the coil may be separately disposed of after a procedure using the medical device.
A medical device, comprising:
- a shaft including:
- a sheath including an outer wall defining a lumen;
- and
- an actuation wire movably disposed within the lumen of the sheath;
- an end effector coupled to a distal portion of the shaft;
- and
- a handle coupled to a proximal portion of the shaft,
- wherein the sheath includes at least one of polylactic acid (PLA) or polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.