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US 7,753,932 B2Granted
Medical device and related methods of packaging
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJon Gingrich, Malka S. Berndt, Satish Sharma, Christopher D. Endara, Otto E. Anderhub, Michael Magill
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a medical device having a proximal portion that can selectively receive other portions of the device. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to an endoscopic instrument with a handle portion configured to accommodate an elongate, flexible member and an end effector assembly of the endoscopic instrument for protection, coiling, looping, containment, packaging and for disposal. The device may have a variety of configurations.
Claims56
A medical device comprising:
- a handle;
- an end effector assembly;
- and
- an elongate, flexible member connecting the handle to the end effector assembly,
- wherein the handle includes an elongate portion and a spool portion disposed around the elongate portion, wherein the spool portion includes a proximal portion and a distal portion connected by a central portion, wherein a plurality of grooves are defined by the proximal portion and another plurality of grooves are defined by the distal portion, and at least one groove accommodates a portion of the end effector assembly, the spool portion being configured to actuate the end effector assembly, and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of grooves and at least one of the another plurality of grooves are circumferentially aligned with each other and are discontinuous with the central portion.
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A medical device comprising:
- a handle;
- an end effector assembly;
- and
- an elongate, flexible member connecting the handle to the end effector assembly,
- wherein the handle includes an elongate portion and a spool portion disposed around the elongate portion, wherein the spool portion includes a proximal portion and a distal portion connected by a central portion, wherein a plurality of grooves are defined by the proximal portion and another plurality of grooves are defined by the distal portion, wherein the plurality of grooves are circumferentially aligned with the another plurality of grooves, and a plurality of loops of the elongate member is disposed in a groove defined by the handle, the spool portion being configured to actuate the end effector assembly, and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of grooves and at least one of the another plurality of grooves are circumferentially aligned with each other and are discontinuous with the central portion.
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A medical device comprising:
- a handle including an elongate portion and a spool portion including a proximal portion, a central portion, and a distal portion and disposed around the elongate portion;
- an end effector assembly, wherein the spool portion is configured to actuate the end effector assembly;
- and
- an elongate, flexible member connecting the handle to the end effector assembly,
- wherein the handle defines a groove, wherein the groove accommodates a plurality of loops of the elongate member and a portion of the end effector assembly,
- wherein the spool defines at least one notch circumferentially adjacent to the groove on the proximal portion of the spool and at least another notch circumferentially adjacent to the groove on the distal portion of the groove, one or more of the at least one notch and the at least another notch being configured to accommodate a portion of the elongate member, and
- wherein the at least one notch and the at least another notch are circumferentially aligned with each other and are discontinuous with the central portion.
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A medical device comprising:
- a handle;
- an end effector assembly;
- and
- an elongate, flexible member forming a plurality of loops and connecting the handle to the end effector assembly;
- wherein the handle includes a spool portion, the spool portion including a proximal portion and a distal portion connected by a central portion, wherein a first plurality of grooves are arranged along an outer circumference of the proximal portion and a second plurality of grooves are arranged along an outer circumference of the distal portion, wherein the first plurality of grooves are circumferentially aligned with the second plurality of grooves, wherein each of the grooves of the first plurality of grooves is separated from each other along the outer circumference of the proximal portion, and each of the grooves of the second plurality of grooves is separated from each other along the outer circumference of the distal portion, and one of the first and second plurality of grooves houses the plurality of loops, the spool portion being configured to actuate the end effector assembly, and
- wherein at least one of the first plurality of grooves and at least one of the second plurality of grooves are circumferentially aligned with each other and are discontinuous with the central portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.