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Granted Patent B2
US 12,588,947 · App. 17/918,656 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Electrosurgical device with automatic shut-off

Inventors: Matthew DiCicco (Toronto, CA); Gareth Davies (Toronto, CA); John Paul Urbanski (Toronto, CA); Eduardo Moriyama (Richmond, CA); Patrick Ryan (Toronto, CA); Daniel Wing Fai Mok (Mississauga, CA); Brandon Tyler (Mississauga, CA)
Assignee: Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
A61B18/1492A61B2018/00083A61B2018/00107A61B2018/00357A61B2018/00625
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Patent No.
US 12,588,947
App. No.
17/918,656
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for creating a puncture in a tissue. The assembly includes a puncturing device having a distal tip configured to deliver energy to the tissue, creating the puncture. The puncturing device further includes a marker positioned along the puncturing device. The assembly further includes a dilator which has a lumen extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion and configured to receive the puncturing device. The dilator further comprises a sensor positioned along a length of the dilator. When the marker and the sensor are aligned, energy is delivered to the distal tip of the puncturing device.

Claims (16)

1 . An assembly to create a puncture in a tissue, comprising:

a puncturing device comprising an elongate member having a distal tip configured to deliver energy to the tissue, creating the puncture;

the puncturing device further comprises a first element positioned along the elongate member;

a dilator wherein the dilator comprises a lumen extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion and configured to receive the puncturing device; and,

the dilator further comprises a second element positioned along a length of the dilator;

wherein:

one of the first element and the second element is configured to send a signal to a generator when the first element and the second element are aligned, the signal being configured to enable energy delivery from the generator to the distal tip of the puncturing device; and

absence of the signal disables energy delivery from the generator to the distal tip of the puncturing device.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first element is either a marker or a detector while correspondingly the second element is either the detector or the marker respectively.

3 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the elongate member comprises a coating of insulative material.

4 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the marker is a band with a barcode and the detector is a barcode reader.

5 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the marker is a band of a distinct surface roughness and the detector is a light intensity sensor.

6 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the marker is a magnetic band and the detector is a magnetic sensor.

7 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the marker is a metal band and the detector is a capacitance proximity sensor.

8 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the detector is embedded into a wall of the dilator.

9 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the marker is a colour band and the detector is a colour sensor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2022
From: DICICCO, MATTHEW; DAVIES, GARETH; URBANSKI, JOHN PAUL; MORIYAMA, EDUARDO; RYAN, PATRICK; MOK, DANIEL WING FAI; TYLER, BRANDON
To: BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY INC.
Reel/Frame 061411/0262 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2022
From: BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY INC.
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061669/0393 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63022842 · May 11, 2020
Related Publication 20230338082A1 · Oct 26, 2023
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