Patent ID: 11937796
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a tissue-spreader assembly configured to be selectively inserted into a patient having a first biological tissue and a second biological tissue being positioned over the first biological tissue, and to be maneuvered proximate to the second biological tissue; and
the tissue-spreader assembly further configured to selectively engage, at least in part, an area of the second biological tissue without engaging the first biological tissue after the tissue-spreader assembly, in use, is maneuvered proximate to the second biological tissue; and
the tissue-spreader assembly also configured to selectively spread, at least in part, the area of the second biological tissue, and maintain the area of the second biological tissue in a spread-apart condition after the tissue-spreader assembly, in use, selectively engages, at least in part, the area of the second biological tissue without engaging the first biological tissue; and
the tissue-spreader assembly also configured to provide a guide path for an ancillary device.