US 11,730,344 B2
Devices and methods for delivery of medical tools
Ryan Wales, Northborough, MA (US); Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US); and Scott Brechbiel, Acton, 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. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/12,298.
Application 17/012,298 is a continuation of application No. 15/639,212, filed on Jun. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,791,911.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/357,596, filed on Jul. 1, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0397231 A1, Dec. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00098 (2013.01) [A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/00089 (2013.01); A61B 1/00101 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 1/00073 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00269 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00358 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cap for a medical device, the cap comprising:
a wall defining a central lumen and having an outer circumferential surface wherein the lumen is radially inward of the wall and the outer circumferential surface; and
a feature disposed on and protruding outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the cap, wherein a distalmost end of the feature is fixed proximal of a distalmost end of the cap, and wherein the feature is configured to receive a snare loop of a medical device about the feature, such that, in at least one configuration of the snare loop, an entirety of the snare loop is positioned to one side of a central longitudinal axis of the central lumen, wherein the wall includes a cap channel distinct from the central lumen, and extending longitudinally along the outer circumferential surface.