Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retrieval device and related methods of use
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Application No.: US14204984Application Date: 2014-03-11
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Publication No.: US09855066B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Richard C. Tah , Ronald Ciulla , Michael F. Weiser
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/26
- IPC: A61B17/26 ; A61B17/221 ; A61B17/22 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/08 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device for extracting and/or morcellating tissue or other unwanted material from within a patient's body. In one embodiment, a medical device may include an elongate member including a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may also include an expandable member disposed at the distal end, wherein an interior of the expandable member is in fluid communication with the lumen in the elongate member, wherein the expandable member includes a plurality of conducting elements extending from and disposed circumferentially about the elongate member, wherein at least two of the plurality of conducting elements are joined together by a material extending therebetween.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140276913A1 RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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