EXPANDABLE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

Organization Name

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor(s)

Collin Murray of Bolton MA (US)

Kathryn Gildersleeve of Maple Grove MN (US)

Paul Smith of Smithfield RI (US)

Amanda Lynn Smith of Boston MA (US)

James J. Scutti of Norwell MA (US)

EXPANDABLE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18815984 titled 'EXPANDABLE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

Original Abstract Submitted

This disclosure relates to the field of luminal surgery. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to medical devices that expand within a body lumen for accessing a target tissue. In an aspect, an expandable device for a body lumen may include a filament comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a length. The device may include a plurality of segments. Each segment may comprise a middle portion comprising a longitudinal axis extending axially therethrough, a projection portion extending from an end of the middle portion along the longitudinal axis, and a receptive portion extending from an opposing end of the middle portion away from the longitudinal axis, the receptive portion configured to receive the projection portion of an adjacent one of the plurality of segments. An aperture may be disposed through the projection portion, the middle portion, and the receptive portion.