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US 2026/0232178 A1Published application
Medical devices having a reduced profile and related methods of use
AssigneeBoston Scientific Medical Device Limited
InventorsYao CHEN, Linshanzi PAN, Shibo WANG, Mengxiang LUO, Cheng ZHANG
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Abstract
Medical devices are described, including a medical device having a shaft. The shaft may include a working channel extending from a proximal end of the shaft to an opening at a distal end of the shaft, and a plurality of optical fibers surrounding the working channel. The shaft also may include an imaging device at the distal end of the shaft.
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- a shaft comprising:
- a working channel extending from a proximal end of the shaft to an opening at a distal end of the shaft;
- an imaging device at the distal end of the shaft;
- and
- a plurality of optical fibers surrounding the working channel.
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A medical device comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a shaft extending distally from the handle, the shaft comprising:
- a working channel extending from a proximal end of the shaft to an opening at a distal end of the shaft;
- an imaging device at the distal end of the shaft;
- and
- a plurality of optical fibers;
- wherein the plurality of optical fibers defines walls of the working channel.
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A medical device comprising:
- a shaft comprising:
- a working channel extending from a proximal end of the shaft to an opening at a distal end of the shaft;
- an imaging device at the distal end of the shaft;
- and
- a light source at the distal end of the shaft;
- wherein at least a portion of the shaft adjacent to the working channel from the proximal end of the shaft to the distal end of the shaft comprises an elastic material, the working channel being configured to expand by stretching of the elastic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.