Patent ID: 11890006
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A fastening system, comprising:
a medical device comprising an image sensor and a working channel;
a coupling body having (1) a portion removably coupled to a distal end of the medical device, (2) a cartridge holder, and (3) an anvil pivotably coupled to the cartridge holder, wherein the cartridge holder and the anvil extend distally from the portion and are configured to extend distally of a distalmost face of the medical device when the portion is coupled to the distal end of the medical device;
a flexible member extending through the working channel of the medical device; and
a fastener cartridge fixedly coupled to a distal end of the flexible member, including at least one fastener, and configured for releasable coupling to the cartridge holder, wherein, in a configuration in which the fastener cartridge is uncoupled from the cartridge holder, the flexible member and the fastener cartridge are jointly movable relative to the coupling body into a configuration in which (a) a distal end of the flexible member and (b) a distalmost end of the fastener cartridge are proximal of a proximalmost end of the coupling body, and wherein, due to a size of the fastener cartridge and due to the fastener cartridge being fixedly coupled to the distal end of the flexible member, the flexible member and the fastener cartridge are jointly movable proximally through the working channel following an uncoupling of the fastener cartridge from the cartridge holder.