US 12,458,347 B2
Systems, devices, and related methods for fastening tissue
Paul Smith, Smithfield, RI (US); Gary Jordan, Litchfield, NH (US); Nathan Cummings, Worcester, MA (US); Ryan Wales, Northborough, MA (US); and Douglas Melanson, Natick, MA (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/456,593.
Application 18/456,593 is a continuation of application No. 16/924,609, filed on Jul. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,771,421.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/872,481, filed on Jul. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0397908 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0686 (2013.01) [A61B 1/012 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscopic tissue fastening device, comprising:
a fastening head including:
a first arm, wherein the first arm includes a staple cartridge, wherein the first arm includes a joint between a proximal end and a distal end of the first arm, and wherein the joint is at a portion of the first arm having openings for ejecting staples; and
a second arm, wherein the second arm is rotatably coupled to the first arm; and
a stabilizer including a first portion and a second portion,
wherein movement of the second portion of the stabilizer relative to the first portion of the stabilizer transitions the first arm from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein, in the first configuration, the first portion of the stabilizer is spaced a distance apart from the second portion of the stabilizer, such that a first portion of the first arm is movable relative to a second portion of the first arm at the joint, wherein, in the second configuration, the first portion of the stabilizer is in contact with the second portion of the stabilizer such that the stabilizer spans the joint, and the first portion of the first arm is prevented from moving relative to the second portion of the first arm.