US 11,944,263 B2
Methods and systems for attaching medical device sections
Sean P. Fleury, Brighton, MA (US); Gary S. Kappel, Acton, MA (US); Norman C. May, Northborough, MA (US); Dane T. Seddon, Boston, MA (US); Mark D. Wood, Shrewsbury, MA (US); and Peter L. Dayton, Brookline, MA (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/571,828.
Application 16/571,828 is a continuation of application No. 15/003,415, filed on Jan. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,456,011.
Application 15/003,415 is a continuation of application No. 13/754,560, filed on Jan. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,272,128, issued on Mar. 1, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/592,995, filed on Jan. 31, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/593,121, filed on Jan. 31, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2020/0015659 A1, Jan. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00071 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00128 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61M 25/0043 (2013.01); A61M 39/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical device comprising:
an articulation section comprising a plurality of links;
an end effector; and
an adapter extending from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to attach to the plurality of links of the articulation section, and the distal end is configured to attach to the end effector, the adapter including:
a channel extending from the proximal end to the distal end; and
at least one cavity having an open proximal end and a closed distal end, wherein the at least one cavity is radially offset from a longitudinal axis of the adapter.