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US 8,945,157 B2Granted
Devices for approximating tissue and related methods of use
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsLindsay Gordon, Sylvie Boiteau, Johannah Itescu, Anita Kaira, Eamon Doyle, David Wurtz
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Abstract
Devices for approximating multiple tissue edges internal to a body are disclosed.
Claims17
A device to approximate multiple tissue edges, removably connected to a distal end of an elongate member having a handle disposed at a proximal end of the elongate member opposite the distal end of the elongate member, the device comprising:
- a fixed element having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the fixed element disposed closer to the proximal end of the elongate member than the distal end of the fixed element;
- a plurality of jaws each having a first end and a second end, the plurality of jaws being coupled at respective first ends to the fixed element;
- and
- an actuating member coupled to each of the plurality of jaws,
- wherein:
- the respective first ends of each of the plurality of jaws are disposed closer to the proximal end of the fixed element than the second ends, and wherein each jaw is configured to move with respect to the fixed element from an open configuration to a closed configuration, the open configuration being a configuration wherein the second end of the respective jaw is located away from the fixed element and the closed configuration being a configuration wherein the second end of the respective jaw mates with the fixed element to grasp one or more tissue edges between the respective jaw and the fixed element;
- the respective first ends of each of the plurality of jaws are coupled to the fixed element at longitudinally staggered positions;
- each of the plurality of jaws is moved from the open configuration to the closed configuration via proximal movement of the actuating member;
- and
- a first jaw of the plurality of jaws bends radially outward from a first flex point, and a second jaw of the plurality of jaws bends radially outward from a second flex point proximal to the first flex point.
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A device to approximate multiple tissue edges, comprising:
- a fixed element;
- and
- a first jaw and a second jaw each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first jaw being coupled to the fixed element at a first position, the first end of the second jaw being coupled to the fixed element at a second position, wherein:
- each jaw is configured to move with respect to the fixed element from an open configuration to a closed configuration, the open configuration being a configuration wherein the second end of the respective jaw is located away from the fixed element and the closed configuration being a configuration wherein the second end of the respective jaw mates with the fixed element to grasp one or more tissue edges between the respective jaw and the fixed element;
- the first and second positions are longitudinally staggered from one another;
- and
- the first jaw bends radially outward from a first flex point, and the second jaw bends radially outward from a second flex point proximal to the first flex point.
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A device to approximate multiple tissue edges, comprising:
- a fixed element;
- a plurality of jaws each having a first end and a second end, the plurality of jaws being coupled at respective first ends to the fixed element;
- and
- an actuating member coupled to each of the plurality of jaws, wherein:
- each jaw is configured to move with respect to the fixed element from an open configuration to a closed configuration, the open configuration being a configuration wherein the second end of the respective jaw is located away from the fixed element and the closed configuration being a configuration wherein the second end of the respective jaw mates with the fixed element to grasp one or more tissue edges between the respective jaw and the fixed element;
- the respective first ends of each of the plurality of jaws are coupled to the fixed element at longitudinally staggered positions;
- each of the plurality of jaws is moved from the open configuration to the closed configuration via proximal movement of the actuating member;
- and
- a first jaw of the plurality of jaws bends radially outward from a first flex point, and a second jaw of the plurality of jaws bends radially outward from a second flex point proximal to the first flex point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.