Patent ID: 11918278
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device, comprising:
a handle;
a shaft extending distally from the handle and defining a lumen;
an actuator disposed in the shaft and including a distal tip, wherein the actuator and the distal tip are movable relative to the lumen;
an expandable member having an inner cavity; and
a cautery device extending distally from the shaft, wherein the cautery device is configured to cauterize tissue, wherein the cautery device defines an inner channel that is tapered such that a dimension of the inner channel increases distally from the shaft, and
wherein the actuator is configured to engage the expandable member when moving distally relative to the lumen and in response to the distal tip entering the inner cavity, and disengage the expandable member when moving proximally relative to the lumen and in response to the distal tip exiting the inner cavity.