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US 12,349,887 · App. 18/517,165 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Tissue retraction device and delivery system

Inventors: Danny Shu-Huan Lee (Framingham, MA); Paul Smith (Smithfield, RI); Ryan V. Wales (Northborough, MA); Jialiang Wang (Smithfield, RI); Niklas Andersson (Wayland, MA); Gregory Hurley (Windham, NH); Jon Taylor (Groton, MA); John Unger (Wrentham, MA); Irina Pyataeva (Moscow, RU)
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
A61B17/0206A61B17/0218A61B1/018A61B1/32A61B2017/00004A61B2017/00778A61B2017/00818A61B2017/00862A61B2017/0287A61B17/1227A61B2090/061A61B2090/0807
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Patent No.
US 12,349,887
App. No.
18/517,165
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Medical devices and methods of using medical devices are disclosed. An example tissue retraction device includes a first engagement member having a first end and a second end, a second engagement member having a first end and a second end, a first elastic member attached to the second end of the first engagement member, and a first alignment member having a first end, a second end and a lumen extending therethrough. Further, the tissue retraction device has a first length, the first alignment member has a second length, the first elastic member extends within the lumen of the first alignment member and the second length of the first alignment member is less than or equal to the first length of the tissue retraction device.

Claims (34)

1. A tissue traction device, comprising:

a first engagement member having a first end and a second end;

a second engagement member having a first end and a second end;

a first tether having a first end coupled to the first engagement member, and a second end coupled to the second engagement member; and

a first alignment member extending from the first end of the tether to the second end along a longitudinal axis and disposed over the first tether and stiffer than the first tether to prevent the first tether from bending or folding between the first end of the tether and the second end of the tether.

2. The tissue traction device of claim 1 , wherein the first tether is elongatable.

3. The tissue traction device of claim 2 , wherein the first tether includes a plurality of markers, wherein the markers are designed to indicate the degree of elongation of the first tether.

4. The tissue traction device of claim 1 , wherein the first tether is elastic.

5. The tissue traction device of claim 1 , wherein the first tether is configured to be stored within the first alignment member.

6. The tissue traction device of claim 1 , wherein the first engagement member and the second engagement member each include a pair of gripping members coupled thereto.

7. The tissue traction device of claim 1 , further comprising a first swivel disposed between the first engagement member and the second engagement member configured to permit the first engagement member to rotate relative to the second engagement member.

8. The tissue traction device of claim 7 , wherein the first swivel is disposed between the first tether and one of the first engagement member or the second engagement member.

9. A tissue traction device, comprising:

a first engagement member having a first end and a second end;

a second engagement member having a first end and a second end;

a pair of jaws extending from the first end of at least one of the first engagement member or the second engagement member;

a first tether disposed between the first engagement member and the second engagement member; and

a first alignment member disposed over the first tether to allow the first tether to be stored therein by curling or being compressed without being entangled with the pair of jaws during delivery to tissue.

10. The tissue traction device of claim 9 , wherein the first tether is elongatable.

11. The tissue traction device of claim 9 , wherein the first tether is elastic.

12. The tissue traction device of claim 9 , wherein the first alignment member is tubular and has sufficient stiffness and column strength to withstand compression.

13. A tissue traction device, comprising:

a first tissue engagement member;

a second tissue engagement member;

a pair of jaws extending from at least one of the first tissue engagement member or the second tissue engagement member;

a first tether disposed between the first tissue engagement member and the second tissue engagement member; and

a first alignment member disposed over the first tether to prevent the first tether from being entangled with the pair of jaws.

14. The tissue retraction device of claim 13 , wherein the first tether is elongatable.

15. The tissue retraction device of claim 13 , wherein the first alignment member is tubular and has sufficient stiffness and column strength to withstand compression.

16. The tissue traction device of claim 13 , further comprising a second tether disposed between the first tissue engagement member and the second tissue engagement member.

17. The tissue traction device of claim 16 , further comprising a second alignment member disposed over the second tether.

18. The tissue traction device of claim 17 , wherein the second alignment member is disposed over the second tether to prevent the second tether from bending or folding.

19. The tissue traction device of claim 16 , wherein the second tether is elongatable.

20. The tissue traction device of claim 16 , wherein the first tether and the second tether are elastic.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 17397087 · Aug 9, 2021
Division 15925110 · Mar 19, 2018
Provisional Application 62506780 · May 16, 2017
Provisional Application 62473957 · Mar 20, 2017
Related Publication 20240099708A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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