US 12,419,497 B2
Connected medical devices
Amy Levasseur, Holliston, MA (US); Louis J. Barbato, Franklin, MA (US); and William J. Abner, Rutland, MA (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/751,481.
Application 18/751,481 is a continuation of application No. 18/361,096, filed on Jul. 28, 2023, granted, now 12,042,123.
Application 18/361,096 is a continuation of application No. 16/924,258, filed on Jul. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,751,753, issued on Sep. 12, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/874,201, filed on Jul. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0358236 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01); A61B 1/31 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 1/317 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00128 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00004 (2013.01); A61B 1/00025 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00121 (2013.01); A61B 1/00124 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/044 (2022.02); A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61B 1/00103 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/2676 (2013.01); A61B 1/273 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01); A61B 1/31 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 1/317 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A medical device, comprising:
a handle;
an insertion portion;
a distal component coupled to a distal end of the insertion portion;
a connection portion configured to electronically and physically couple the medical device to an insertion device;
a controller configured to be electronically coupled to a controller of the insertion device, wherein the controller of the medical device is configured to transmit signals from the distal component of the medical device to the controller of the insertion device; and
an umbilicus configured to indirectly couple the medical device to a control unit, wherein the umbilicus physically and electronically couples the control unit to the insertion device, wherein the controller of the insertion device is configured to receive signals from the distal component of the medical device and receive signals from the distal component of the insertion device, and
wherein the control unit delivers power through the umbilicus to power the distal component of the medical device.