METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING GASTRECTOMIES AND GASTROPLASTIES
First Claim
1. A surgical method, comprising:
- forming a first access hole in an abdominal wall of a patient;
forming a second access hole through a digestive tract of the patient and into an abdominal cavity of the patient;
tensioning a tissue attached to a stomach of the patient using a first surgical instrument inserted through the second access hole;
detaching the tissue from the stomach using a second surgical instrument inserted through the first access hole; and
transecting a portion of the stomach using a surgical stapler inserted through the first access hole to form a stomach sleeve.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for performing gastrectomies and gastroplasties. In one embodiment, a method includes gaining access to a stomach of a patient through an opening formed in the patient'"'"'s abdominal wall and an opening formed in the patient'"'"'s vaginal wall. Tissue attached to the stomach can be tensioned using a surgical instrument inserted through one of the abdominal and vaginal openings and can be separated from the stomach to free the stomach fundus using a dissecting surgical instrument inserted through another opening, e.g., through one of the abdominal and vaginal openings. The fundus can be at least partially transected using a surgical stapler inserted through one of the abdominal and vaginal openings, thereby forming a stomach “sleeve.” In another embodiment, the method is modified to form another opening in the patient'"'"'s abdominal wall instead of forming an opening in the vaginal wall.
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1. A surgical method, comprising:
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forming a first access hole in an abdominal wall of a patient; forming a second access hole through a digestive tract of the patient and into an abdominal cavity of the patient; tensioning a tissue attached to a stomach of the patient using a first surgical instrument inserted through the second access hole; detaching the tissue from the stomach using a second surgical instrument inserted through the first access hole; and transecting a portion of the stomach using a surgical stapler inserted through the first access hole to form a stomach sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A surgical method, comprising:
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forming a first access hole in an abdominal wall of a patient; forming a second access hole through a digestive tract of the patient and into an abdominal cavity of the patient; inserting a scoping device through the second access hole; tensioning a tissue attached to a stomach of the patient using a first surgical instrument inserted through the first access hole; detaching the tissue from the stomach using a second surgical instrument inserted through the first access hole; and transecting a portion of the stomach using a surgical stapler inserted through the first access hole. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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