Patent ID: 8979870
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device comprising: an outer elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween; an inner elongate member disposed within the lumen of the outer elongate member, the inner elongate member having a proximal end region and a distal end region; an expandable scaffold having a proximal end secured to an outer surface of the distal end region of the inner elongate member and a distal end capable of being actuated between a substantially open and a substantially closed configuration, the scaffold comprising a plurality of wires that cross each other at points and wherein at least some of the wires are connected at the points and at least some of the wires are unconnected at the points; and an actuator extending through a lumen of the inner elongate member, the actuator configured to move the expandable scaffold between the substantially open and substantially closed configurations.