Patents Assigned to BOSTON SCIENTIFIE SCIMED, INC.
  • Patent number: 11672515
    Abstract: According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a system for collection and analysis of cells from a body lumen of a patient may include a diagnostics device including a tube having a distal end and a proximal end and a balloon having a first end coupled to the distal end of the tube. The balloon may be disposed in the tube in a first, inverted position and movable to a second, everted position. A push wire may have a distal end coupled to a second end of the balloon. The balloon may be movable from the first inverted position to the second everted position by actuation of the push wire. One or more receptacles may be included for processing a balloon sample. The system may further include at least one of a sample preparation fluid, a sample preservation liquid, or both. The sample may be preparable for cytological analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIE SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Surbhi Sarna, David Snow, Christina Christman-Skieller, Jesus Magana