Device for Laparoscopic or Thoracoscopic Surgery
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1. A device for laparoscopic or thoracoscope surgery, the device comprising:
- a first member to be moved across the body of a patient; and
a second member to be placed within the body via a primary trocar using a handling device, the second member comprising an image capturing device to capture images from within the body and to transmit the captured images for display, the second member further comprising an attachment unit wherein the handling device manipulates the second member when the handling device is in releasable engagement with the attachment unit of the second member;
wherein the second member is in magnetic engagement with the first member such that the movement of the second member within the body is in response to movement of the first member across the body.
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Abstract
A device (10) for laparoscopic or thoracoscopic surgery, the device (10) comprising: a first member (20) to be moved across the body (5) of a patient; and a second member (30) to be placed within the body (5), the second member (30) comprising an image capturing device (32) to capture images from within the body (5) and to transmit the captured images for display; wherein the second member (30) is in magnetic engagement with the first member (20) such that the movement of the second member (30) within the body (5) is in response to movement of the first member (20) across the body (5).
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1. A device for laparoscopic or thoracoscope surgery, the device comprising:
- a first member to be moved across the body of a patient; and
a second member to be placed within the body via a primary trocar using a handling device, the second member comprising an image capturing device to capture images from within the body and to transmit the captured images for display, the second member further comprising an attachment unit wherein the handling device manipulates the second member when the handling device is in releasable engagement with the attachment unit of the second member;
wherein the second member is in magnetic engagement with the first member such that the movement of the second member within the body is in response to movement of the first member across the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 32)
- a first member to be moved across the body of a patient; and
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25. A system for laparoscopic or thoracoscopic surgery, the system comprising:
- at least one device comprising;
a first member to be moved across the body of a patient; and
a second member to be placed within the body via a primary trocar using a handling device, the second member comprising an image capturing device to capture images from within the body and to transmit the captured images for display, the second member further comprising an attachment unit wherein the handling device manipulates the second member when the handling device is in releaseable engagement with the attachment unit of the second member;
wherein the second member is in magnetic engagement with the first member such that movement of the second member within the body is in response to movement of the first member. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 33)
- at least one device comprising;
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29. A system for laparoscopic or thoracoscopic surgery, the system comprising:
- at least two devices, each device comprising;
a first member to be moved across the body of a patient; and
a second member to be placed within the body via a primary trocar using a handling device, the second member comprising an image capturing device to capture images from within the body and to transmit the captured images for display the second member further comprising an attachment unit wherein the handling device manipulates the second member when the handling device is in releasable engagement with the attachment unit of the second member;
the second member is in magnetic engagement with the first member such that the movement of the second member within the body is in response to movement of the first member across the body;
wherein the at least two devices provide at least two different views within the body. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
- at least two devices, each device comprising;
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