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

Claim 17:
18. A fastening system, comprising:
a medical device including an image sensor and a working channel;
a coupling body having (1) a portion configured to couple 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 are configured to extend distally of a distalmost face of the medical device upon coupling of the portion to the distal end of the medical device;
a first flexible member configured to extend through the working channel of the medical device;
a fastener cartridge fixedly coupled to a distal end of the first flexible member, including at least one fastener, and configured for releasable coupling to the cartridge holder, wherein the first flexible member includes a first actuator configured to deploy the at least one fastener from the fastener cartridge, wherein, as a result of a size of the fastener cartridge and the fastener cartridge being fixedly coupled to the distal end of the first flexible member, the first flexible member and the fastener cartridge are configured to be jointly movable proximally through the working channel following an uncoupling of the fastener cartridge from the cartridge holder; and
a second flexible member coupled to the coupling body and configured to extend, externally of a shaft of the medical device, to a proximal portion of the medical device, wherein the second flexible member includes a second actuator configured to move the anvil toward the cartridge holder.