公开(公告)号：US20170112364A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15398490

申请日：2017-01-04

Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor： John B. Golden ,  John O. McWeeney ,  Christopher A. Benning ,  Robert Castoldi ,  John F. Howard ,  Brian Intoccia ,  Gary Kappel ,  William Lucas Churchill

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  F16B2/12 ,  F16B2/08 ,  F16B2/18 ,  F16B2/10 ,  F16B2/22

CPC classification number: A61B1/00128 ,  A61B1/0014 ,  A61B1/018 ,  F16B2/08 ,  F16B2/10 ,  F16B2/12 ,  F16B2/185 ,  F16B2/22 ,  Y10T24/1482 ,  Y10T24/44017

Abstract: Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device.

公开(公告)号：US09610068B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US13961301

申请日：2013-08-07

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Inventor： Gary Kappel ,  Francis MacNamara ,  Eric Gutierrez ,  William Lucas Churchill ,  Larry Stanton

IPC: A61B19/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  F16C11/04 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61M25/01 ,  A61B1/005

CPC classification number: A61B17/00234 ,  A61B1/0055 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B2017/00314 ,  A61B2017/00327 ,  A61M25/0138 ,  A61M25/0147 ,  F16C11/04 ,  Y10T403/32008

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.