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US 8,798,706 B2Granted
Loop structures for supporting diagnostic and/or therapeutic elements in contact with tissue
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsIsaac Kim, Raj Subramaniam, Josef V. Koblish
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Abstract
An apparatus which includes a dual loop structure that carries a plurality of operative elements. A guide with a distal indentation that may be used to reorient a dual loop structure.
Claims31
An apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis, a distal region and a distal end, the distal region being movable between a substantially linear orientation and a dual loop orientation where the distal region defines a first loop that is transverse to the longitudinal axis and a second loop that is transverse to the first loop, the first loop defining a central axis that is offset from the longitudinal axis and the second loop defining a second loop apex that is distal of the first loop and first and second proximal ends that are on opposite sides of the apex;
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- a plurality of operative elements supported on the distal region of the elongate body.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis, a distal region and a distal end, the distal region being movable between a substantially linear orientation and a dual loop orientation including a proximal loop and a distal loop, the distal end defining a portion of the proximal loop and the distal loop defining a distal loop apex and first and second proximal ends that are on opposite sides of the apex and proximal of the apex;
- a plurality of operative elements, on the distal region of the elongate body at fixed locations along the longitudinal axis, that will be positioned about the proximal loop when the distal region is in the dual loop orientation;
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- at least first and second additional operative elements, on the distal region of the elongate body at a fixed location along the longitudinal axis, that will be respectively positioned on the distal loop adjacent the first and second proximal ends and distal of the proximal loop when the distal region is in the dual loop orientation, wherein the at least first and second additional operative elements are positioned on the distal loop such that they are configured to contact tissue when the distal loop is disposed within a body lumen.
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