Patent ID: 11944741
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical system, comprising:
a compressible device;
a covering over the compressible device;
a first tube connected to a proximal portion of the compressible device; and
a second tube including a lumen containing the first tube,
wherein a proximal end of the lumen is connected to a suction source to apply suction through the lumen exterior of the first tube,
wherein the covering is fixed to a distal portion of the second tube to contain and seal the compressible device within a cavity of the covering, and
wherein the covering is configured to collapse onto the compressible device via a suction supplied to the cavity, thereby compressing the compressible device.