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

Claim 0:
1. 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 extend distally of a distalmost face of the medical device;
a flexible member extending through the working channel of the medical device; and
a fastener cartridge coupled to a distal end of the flexible member, including at least one fastener, and configured for releasable coupling to the cartridge holder, wherein uncoupling of the fastener cartridge from the cartridge holder uncouples the flexible member from the coupling body, wherein the fastener cartridge is sized so as to be passable through the working channel, and wherein the flexible member is fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the fastener cartridge such that flexible member and the fastener cartridge are jointly movable proximally through the working channel following the uncoupling of the fastener cartridge from the cartridge holder.