Structure of intestinal anastomosis gun

• US 20020091397A1
• Filed: 01/05/2001
• Published: 07/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Te-Chuan Chen
• Original Assignee: Te-Chuan Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Te-Chuan
• Application Number:
  US09/754,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20020091397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/153
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1114 of the digestive tract, e.g. bowels or oesophagus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/1132 End-to-end connections
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2912 transmission of forces to actuating rod or piston

Abstract

An intestinal anastomosis gun is disclosed including a gun barrel, a gun head unit formed of a push rod and a hollow anastomosis rod, and an operating mechanism formed of a rotary member, a center shaft and a hollow screw cap. The center shaft and the anastomosis rod are moved axially upon rotary motion of the rotary member, thereby causing the head of the anastomosis rod to open or close. The intestinal anastomosis gun is inserted through the anus into the intestinal canal of the large intestine or rectum after installation of an anastomosis ring and a synthetic detour tube, enabling the synthetic detour tube to be fastened to the intestinal canal during an intestinal detour operation.

Claims

1. An intestinal anastomosis gun comprising:

a gun barrel, said gun barrel comprising a first endpiece and a second endpiece;

a gun head unit, said gun head unit comprised of a hollow anastomosis rod, said hollow anastomosis rod comprising a head and a tail, and a push rod fastened to the first endpiece of said gun barrel and inserted into said anastomosis rod; and

an operating mechanism, said operating mechanism comprising a center shaft inserted into said gun barrel, said center shaft having a top end connected to the tail of said hollow anastomosis rod, a hollow screw cap fastened to the second endpiece of said gun barrel, and a rotary member;

wherein rotating said rotary member causes said center shaft and said push rod to be moved axially downwards/upwards in said gun barrel relative to said hollow anastomosis rod to stretch open/release the head of said hollow anastomosis rod.

2. The intestinal anastomosis gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hollow anastomosis rod is made of flexible material having a plurality of longitudinal splits and a binding ring fastened to the head thereof.

3. The intestinal anastomosis gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein said center shaft has a bottom end terminating into a screw rod and threaded into a screw hole on said rotary member such that rotating said rotary member causes said center shaft to be moved axially.

4. The intestinal anastomosis gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein said the first endpiece of said gun barrel comprises an annular groove adapted to hold an anastomosis ring.

5. The intestinal anastomosis gun as claimed in claim 4, wherein said anastomosis ring is formed of two symmetrical halves, having a neck.