SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING TISSUE

• US 20100087804A1
• Filed: 11/01/2007
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seraffix, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Seraffix, Ltd.
• Inventors: Attar, Ziv, Fridman, Ofer, Attar, Ishay
• Application Number:
  US12/312,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20100087804A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/11
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00491 Surgical glue applicators surgical adhesives A61L24/00; two-component delivery syringes A61M5/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/20 using laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/203 applying laser energy to the outside of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00057 Light
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00517 using laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00636 Sensing and controlling the application of energy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/2025 with a pilot laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/061 for measuring dimensions, e.g. length

Abstract

A method and system for tissue treatment, wherein the method includes transmitting energy onto tissue to be treated, and maintaining a required distance, during the tissue treatment, between a hand piece and the tissue. The method may further include applying a soldering agent for facilitating tissue soldering, used as adhesive to various types of protein in human tissue, wherein the transmitting energy activates the soldering agent applied on the tissue.

Claims

1-31. -31. (canceled)

32. A computerized system for tissue bonding comprising:

a tissue bonding enhancement agent dispenser operative to dispense tissue bonding enhancement agent onto tissue surfaces to be bonded;

a radiant energy source operative to direct radiant energy onto said tissue surfaces and bonding enhancement agent following dispensing thereof;

a displacer operative to selectably urge said tissue surfaces into close propinquity; and

a computerized controller operative to coordinate operation of at least two of said agent dispenser, said radiant energy source and said displacer.

33. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and wherein said computerized controller coordinates operation of said agent dispenser, said radiant energy source and said displacer.

34. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and also comprising an optical unit operative to gauge a distance of at least one of said radiant energy source and said agent dispenser from said tissue surfaces and to communicate said distance to said computerized controller.

35. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 34 and wherein said optical unit is at least one of a distance sensor and an imaging sensor operative to gauge a spot size projected by a radiant energy beam.

36. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and wherein said computerized controller governs at least one of:

distance of said agent dispenser from said tissue surfaces;

distance of said radiant energy source from said tissue surfaces;

radiant energy flux generated by said energy source;

output flow rate of said bonding enhancement agent from said agent dispenser; and

output temperature of said bonding enhancement agent.

37. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 36 and wherein said computerized controller governs said radiant energy flux by regulating at least one of:

beam spot size, beam shape and frequency of said radiant energy source.

38. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and wherein said displacer also assists in maintaining distance of at least one of radiant energy source and said agent dispenser from said tissue surfaces.

39. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and wherein said displacer comprises at least one of a pair of sliders and a pair of wheels.

40. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 39 and wherein said wheels are coupled to a motor operative to rotate said wheels and bring about displacement of at least one of said agent dispenser and said radiant energy source along said tissue surfaces at a predetermined rate of displacement.

41. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 40 and wherein said rate of displacement is gauged by at least one of a tachometer and said motor and communicated to said computerized controller.

42. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 41 and wherein said computerized controller governs said rate of displacement of at least one of said agent dispenser and said radiant energy source along said tissue surfaces.

43. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 42 and wherein said computerized controller coordinates at least two of:

rate of displacement;

dispenser; and

distance of said agent dispenser from said tissue surfaces;

distance of said radiant energy source from said tissue surfaces;

radiant energy flux;

output flow rate of said bonding enhancement agent from said agent output temperature of said bonding enhancement agent.

44. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and also comprising at least one heating coil at a tip of said tissue bonding enhancement agent dispenser.

45. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and also comprising a hot airflow chamber operative to activate said bonding enhancement agent flowing therethrough.

46. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and also comprising a wound dressing dispenser operative to place a wound dressing over said tissue surfaces following bonding thereof.

47. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and wherein said computerized controller and said displacer together provide:

first tissue displacer functionality operative initially to cause displacement of edges of tissue into a mutual non-touching relationship along a seam prior to bonding thereof; and

second tissue displacer functionality operative following operation of said first tissue displacer functionality to cause displacement of said edges into a mutual touching relationship wherein said edges are in mutual propinquity.

48. A computerized system for tissue bonding according to claim 32 and wherein said displacer includes tissue contact elements which are operative for aligning said tissue surfaces to be bonded.