Patent ID: 11896506
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A mandrel comprising:
a mandrel body including:
a main bore extending within the mandrel body along a longitudinal axis of the mandrel body; and
a plurality of apertures formed in the mandrel body and radially disposed about the longitudinal axis of the mandrel body, the plurality of apertures extending directly into the main bore;

a plurality of movable pins radially disposed about the longitudinal axis of the mandrel body, each movable pin outwardly extendable from one of the plurality of apertures; and
an actuation element threadably engageable with the main bore extending within the mandrel body and including a tapered surface configured to engage the plurality of movable pins, the actuation element being actuatable along the longitudinal axis relative to the mandrel body such that the tapered surface supports the plurality of movable pins extended from the more plurality of apertures to form an anti-migratory stent, wherein each of the plurality of movable pins is configured to extend from one of the plurality of apertures at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel body.