IP Library Granted Patent US 12,721,691
Granted Patent B2
US 12,721,691 · App. 18/604,956 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Thrombectomy system with loading bay doors

Inventors: Laszlo Trent Farago (Hudson, WI); Jason W. Sprain (Shoreview, MN); Ted Jerome Perron (White Bear Lake, MN)
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
A61B50/13A61B2050/105
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Patent No.
US 12,721,691
App. No.
18/604,956
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Thrombectomy systems including a console having loading bay doors. An illustrative console may comprise a plurality of removable panels enclosing the internal structure of the console, at least one door assembly, a carriage assembly configured to receive a pump/catheter assembly and disposed within the interior of the console and accessible via the at least one door assembly, and at least one linear actuator coupled to the at least one door assembly. The at least one door assembly may be movable between an open configuration configured to expose an interior of the console and a closed configuration configured to enclose the interior of the console. Linear movement of the at least one linear actuator may be translated to rotational movement of the at least one door assembly.

Claims (43)

1 . A console for a thrombectomy system, the console comprising:

one or more panels enclosing an internal structure of the console;

at least one door assembly, the at least one door assembly movable between an open configuration configured to expose an interior of the console and a closed configuration configured to enclose the interior of the console;

a carriage assembly disposed within the interior of the console and accessible via the at least one door assembly, the carriage assembly configured to receive a pump/catheter assembly; and

at least one linear actuator coupled to the at least one door assembly;

wherein linear movement of the at least one linear actuator is translated to rotational movement of the at least one door assembly;

wherein the at least one door assembly is configured to open inwardly into the interior of the console.

2 . The console of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first door assembly includes a first door assembly and a second door assembly, wherein both the first door assembly and the second door assembly are configured to open into the interior of console.

3 . The console of claim 1 , wherein the at least one door assembly is configured to rotate about an outer lateral side thereof.

4 . The console of claim 1 , wherein the at least one door assembly comprises a door panel and a first door attachment bracket, the first door attachment bracket coupled to a first end of the door panel.

5 . The console of claim 4 , further comprising a fixation member coupled to the first door attachment bracket, the fixation member configured to be rotatably coupled to a frame of the console.

6 . The console of claim 4 , further comprising a drive hinge coupled to a second end of the door panel.

7 . The console of claim 6 , wherein the drive hinge is coupled to a bell crank system, the bell crank system coupled to the at least one linear actuator.

8 . The console of claim 7 , wherein the bell crank system comprises a second door attachment bracket, an arm extending radially from the second door attachment bracket, and an actuator rod coupled to the arm.

9 . The console of claim 1 , further comprising at least one magnet disposed adjacent to a first end of the at least one door assembly.

10 . The console of claim 2 , wherein the at least one linear actuator comprises a first linear actuator coupled to the first door assembly and a second linear actuator coupled to the second door assembly.

11 . The console of claim 2 , wherein the first door assembly and the second door assembly are configured to be independently operated.

12 . The console of claim 2 , wherein the first door assembly and the second door assembly are configured to be simultaneously operated.

13 . The console of claim 2 , wherein when the first door assembly and the second door assembly are in the closed configuration, the first door assembly and the second door assembly define an opening configured to allow a portion of a pump/catheter assembly to pass therethrough.

14 . The console of claim 1 , further comprising a control panel.

15 . The console of claim 1 , wherein interior walls of the console include recesses sized and shaped to allow the at least one door assembly to be positioned therein when the at least one door assembly is in the open configuration.

16 . A console for a thrombectomy system, the console comprising:

a plurality of panels enclosing an internal structure of the console, the plurality of panels including at least a floor panel;

a first door assembly comprising a first door panel, a first door attachment bracket of the first door assembly, and a magnet disposed within a cavity of the first door attachment bracket of the first door assembly;

a second door assembly comprising a second door panel, a second door attachment bracket of the second door assembly, and a magnet disposed within a cavity of the first second door attachment bracket of the second door assembly;

a first linear actuator coupled to the first door assembly, the first linear actuator separated from the internal structure of the console by the floor panel;

a second linear actuator coupled to the second door assembly, the second linear actuator separated from the internal structure of the console by the floor panel; and

a carriage assembly disposed within an interior of the console and accessible via the first door assembly and the second door assembly, the carriage assembly configured to receive a pump/catheter assembly;

wherein the first linear actuator is configured to move the first door assembly between an open configuration configured to expose the interior of the console and a closed configuration configured to enclose the interior of the console and the second linear actuator is configured to move the second door assembly between an open configuration configured to expose the interior of the console and a closed configuration configured to enclose the interior of the console.

17 . The console of claim 16 , wherein the first linear actuator is coupled to the first door assembly via a first bell crank assembly and the second linear actuator is coupled to the second door assembly via a second bell crank assembly.

18 . The console of claim 17 , wherein the first bell crank assembly and the second bell crank assembly each comprise a second door attachment bracket, an arm extending radially from the second door attachment bracket, and an actuator rod coupled to the arm.

19 . The console of claim 18 , further comprising a first drive hinge extending between the first door panel and the first bell crank assembly and a second drive hinge extending between the second door panel and the second bell crank assembly.

20 . A console for a thrombectomy system, the console comprising:

a housing enclosing an internal structure of the console;

a first door assembly comprising a door panel and a first door attachment bracket;

a second door assembly comprising a door panel and a second door attachment bracket;

a first linear actuator coupled to the first door assembly;

a first drive hinge extending from a first end coupled to a laterally outward corner of the door panel of the first door assembly to a second end coupled to the first linear actuator, wherein a portion of the first drive hinge extends through a floor of the housing;

a second linear actuator coupled to the second door assembly;

a second drive hinge extending from a first end coupled to a laterally outward corner of the door panel of the second door assembly to a second end coupled to the second linear actuator, wherein a portion of the second drive hinge extends through a floor of the housing; and

a carriage assembly disposed within an interior of the console and accessible via the first door assembly and the second door assembly, the carriage assembly configured to receive a pump/catheter assembly;

wherein the first door assembly and the second door assembly are each movable between an open configuration configured to expose the interior of the console and a closed configuration configured to enclose the interior of the console; and

wherein the first door assembly and the second door assembly are configured to be moved independently or simultaneously.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2024
From: FARAGO, LASZLO TRENT; SPRAIN, JASON W.; PERRON, TED JEROME
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Reel/Frame 066963/0751 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63452517 · Mar 16, 2023
Related Publication 20240307144A1 · Sep 19, 2024
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