Endoscopic device for spill-proof laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy
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1. A surgical device for enclosing an intact organ to perform a surgical procedure thereon, the device comprising:
- an expandable structure having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
a membrane attached to the expandable structure; and
at least one port in the membrane adapted to allow a surgical instrument to pass therethrough to operate on the intact organ.
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Abstract
A endoscopic device for use in a laparoscopic surgical procedure such as a cystectomy is disclosed. An intact organ such as an ovary is encapsulated partially or completely with the endoscopic device while the organ remains attached to the body. By inserting instruments into the endoscopic device, a surgical procedure is then performed within the endoscopic device, for example, a cyst may be removed from an ovary. After cyst removal, the endoscopic device is irrigated to remove leakage before withdrawal of the cyst within the endoscopic device.
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1. A surgical device for enclosing an intact organ to perform a surgical procedure thereon, the device comprising:
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an expandable structure having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
a membrane attached to the expandable structure; and
at least one port in the membrane adapted to allow a surgical instrument to pass therethrough to operate on the intact organ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical device for enclosing an intact organ to perform a surgical procedure thereon, comprising:
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an expandable structure comprising a plurality of struts;
a membrane attached to the struts, having an opening at a distal end thereof sufficiently large to receive the intact organ and an attachment point at a proximal end thereof adapted to manipulate and retrieve the expandable structure; and
at least one port to allow a surgical instrument to be introduced into the expandable structure to perform a surgical operation on the intact organ contained within the expandable structure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of performing a cystectomy, comprising:
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introducing an expandable structure comprising a frame attached to a membrane capable of having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration into an abdominal cavity of a patient;
expanding the frame attached to the membrane to the expanded configuration to provide an opening at the distal end of the frame sufficiently large to encapsulate an ovary which is attached to the body;
positioning the frame over the ovary to encapsulate the ovary;
closing the opening of the expandable structure over an ovarian pedicle; and
introducing one or more instruments into the expandable structure to separate a cyst from the encapsulated ovary. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A surgical device for performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
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an expandable structure comprising a plurality of struts; and
a membrane attached to the struts, having an opening at a distal end thereof and an attachment point at a proximal end thereof adapted to manipulate and retrieve the expandable structure, wherein the expandable structure in an expanded configuration forms a bowl to collect leakage from the surgical procedure. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of performing a cystectomy, comprising:
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introducing an expandable structure capable of having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration into an abdominal cavity of a patient;
expanding the frame attached to the membrane to the expanded configuration to provide a bowl;
positioning the bowl underneath an ovary to collect leakage from the cystectomy;
separating a cyst from the ovary; and
suctioning the leakage from the bowl. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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