METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRASPING AN ABDOMINAL WALL
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1. A method of delivering a tool to a peritoneal cavity comprising:
- inserting a guidewire percutaneously through an abdominal wall into a stomach;
pulling the abdominal wall away from the stomach; and
guiding a distal end of an endoscope with the guidewire through a wall of the stomach into the peritoneal cavity.
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Abstract
A method of delivering a tool to a peritoneal cavity including the following steps: inserting a guidewire percutaneously through an abdominal wall into a stomach; pulling the abdominal wall away from the stomach; and guiding a distal end of an endoscope with the guidewire through a wall of the stomach into the peritoneal cavity. Another aspect of the invention provides an abdominal wall grasping device having an abdominal wall attachment portion adapted to attach to an abdominal wall and a grasping element adapted to be grasped by a user to pull the abdominal wall away from a stomach.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of delivering a tool to a peritoneal cavity comprising:
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inserting a guidewire percutaneously through an abdominal wall into a stomach; pulling the abdominal wall away from the stomach; and guiding a distal end of an endoscope with the guidewire through a wall of the stomach into the peritoneal cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. An abdominal wall grasping device comprising an abdominal wall attachment portion adapted to attach to an abdominal wall and a grasping element adapted to be grasped by a user to pull the abdominal wall away from a stomach.
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