METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF A LIGATING SUTURE
First Claim
1. A device for ligating a medical protrusion, the device comprising:
- a) a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end;
b) a handle positioned at the proximal end;
c) an endoscope controller operably connectable to an endoscope having at least one lighting means and at least one image capturing means positioned at the distal end;
d) a cutting controller operably connectable to a cutter blade;
e) a suture controller configured to be operatively coupled with a ligating suture;
f) a curved bridge positioned at the distal end, said bridge having a proximal end and a distal end; and
g) an armature connected to the distal end of the bridge and configured to releaseably retain at least a portion of the ligating suture, said armature having a distal and proximal end,wherein the armature is configured to place at least a portion of the ligating suture about the medical protrusion and wherein the manipulation of the suture controller is configured to cause the ligating suture to ligate the medical protrusion and wherein manipulation of the cutting controller is configured to result in the separation of at least a portion of the ligating suture from the ligated medical protrusion.
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Abstract
An apparatus for ligating a medical protrusion comprises a ligating suture having a proximal end and a distal end configured to circumscribe the medical protrusion, and a one-way lock positioned there between. The apparatus further comprises an endoscope, a cutter blade configured to cut the suture, and a device for ligating a medical protrusion. The device comprises a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, a handle positioned at the proximal end, an endoscope controller operably connectable to the endoscope, a cutting controller operably connectable to the cutter blade, a suture controller configured to be operatively coupled with the suture, a curved bridge positioned at the distal end, the bridge having a proximal end and a distal end, and an armature, having a proximal end and a distal end, configured to releaseably retain at least a portion of the suture.
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38 Claims
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1. A device for ligating a medical protrusion, the device comprising:
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a) a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end; b) a handle positioned at the proximal end; c) an endoscope controller operably connectable to an endoscope having at least one lighting means and at least one image capturing means positioned at the distal end; d) a cutting controller operably connectable to a cutter blade; e) a suture controller configured to be operatively coupled with a ligating suture; f) a curved bridge positioned at the distal end, said bridge having a proximal end and a distal end; and g) an armature connected to the distal end of the bridge and configured to releaseably retain at least a portion of the ligating suture, said armature having a distal and proximal end, wherein the armature is configured to place at least a portion of the ligating suture about the medical protrusion and wherein the manipulation of the suture controller is configured to cause the ligating suture to ligate the medical protrusion and wherein manipulation of the cutting controller is configured to result in the separation of at least a portion of the ligating suture from the ligated medical protrusion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38)
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19. An apparatus for ligating a medical protrusion, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a ligating suture, said suture having a proximal end and a distal end configured to circumscribe the medical protrusion, and a one-way lock positioned there between; b) an endoscope having at least one lighting means and at least one image capturing means; c) a safety cutter blade configured to cut the suture at the proximal end of the one-way lock; and d) a device for ligating a medical protrusion, the device comprising i) a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, ii) a handle positioned at the proximal end, iii) an endoscope controller operably connectable to the endoscope, iv) a cutting controller operably connectable to the cutter blade, v) a suture controller configured to be operatively coupled with the suture, vi) a curved bridge positioned at the distal end, said bridge having a proximal end and a distal end, and vii) an armature configured to releaseably retain at least a portion of the suture, said armature having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the armature is configured to place at least a portion of the suture about the medical protrusion and wherein the manipulation of the suture controller is configured to cause the suture to ligate the medical protrusion and wherein manipulation of the cutting controller is configured to result in the separation of at least a portion of the ligating suture from the ligated medical protrusion.
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35. A method for ligating a medical protrusion, the method comprising:
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a) delivering the suture to a site of the medical protrusion, wherein said suture comprises a proximal end and a distal end having a shape of a balloon, and a one-way lock positioned there between; b) mounting the suture distal end around the protrusion using a device having a balloon shaped, concave upwards armature by circumscribing the armature around the protrusion; c) constricting the suture distal end to provide a ligation around the medical protrusion; and d) cutting the suture distal end and the lock from the rest of the suture.
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36. A method for loading a suture to a device for ligating a medical protrusion, the method comprising:
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a) providing the suture comprising a proximal end and a distal end having a shape of a balloon, a one-way lock and a cord positioned there between; b) providing the device comprising an armature configured to releaseably retain at least a portion of the suture, said armature having a proximal end and a distal end; c) pressing the lock at the armature proximal end; d) pressing an edge of the suture distal end into a side of the armature, sliding in the suture distal end into the rest of the armature around its circumference; and e) coupling the suture proximal end with the hook.
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37. A method for ligating a medical protrusion with a suture, the method comprising:
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a) mounting the suture to the device; b) negotiating the device to reach the site of the medical protrusion inside a patient'"'"'s body; c) delivering the suture to a site of the medical protrusion, wherein the suture comprises a suture proximal end and a suture distal end having a shape of a balloon, and a one-way lock positioned there between; d) mounting the suture distal end around the protrusion using a device having a balloon shaped, concave upwards armature by circumscribing the armature around the protrusion; e) constricting the suture distal end to provide a ligation around the medical protrusion; and f) cutting the suture distal end and the lock from the rest of the suture.
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