U.S. Patent 8043207 was awarded to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. on 2011-10-25 and describes a “Non-circular resection device and endoscope.” This patent has been cited 247 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative medical technology patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

A proximal housing for a full-thickness resection device (FTRD) is provided with a plurality of chambers through which fasteners are introduced into a portion of tissue to be resected. The proximal housing has a noncircular cut-out opposite the plurality of chambers to receive a noncircular endoscope. The proximal housing also is provided with a resection cavity into which the tissue to be resected is to be received. In addition, shaft openings are provided through which mounting shafts may be inserted. A noncircular endoscope is also disclosed for insertion into the cut-out whereby the endoscope has passages to house the functions of remote viewing, illumination, insufflation and irrigation. Link: U.S. Patent 8043207

This patent was originally filed on 2004-10-08 which gives it a processing time of 2573 days, compared to an average processing time of 1696 in the field. Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. has 3730 total patents. The first named inventor is Ronald Adams of Holliston, MA. The assistant examiner was Alireza Nia.

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