Devices for Use in Transluminal and Endoluminal Surgery

• US 20100256636A1
• Filed: 04/06/2010
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daniel J. Scott, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Raul Fernandez, Richard A. Bergs, Shou-Jiang Tang
• Original Assignee: Daniel J. Scott, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Raul Fernandez, Richard A. Bergs, Shou-Jiang Tang
• Inventors: Bergs, Richard A., Scott, Daniel J., Tang, Shou-Jiang, Fernandez, Raul, Cadeddu, Jeffrey A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,480,668 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/49
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/14 Probes or electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00278 Transorgan operations, e.g. transgastric
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00336 with a protective sleeve, e.g. retractable or slidable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00535 pneumatically or hydraulically operated A61B2017/22051, A61B2090/401 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00291 using suction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/72 Micromanipulators

Abstract

The present invention is a device and method of using a variety of laparoscopic or NOTES surgical tools at a confined or inaccessible space e.g., an intra-abdominal surgical and NOTES tool inserted through a single incision through the skin or hollow viscus. Generally, the laparoscopic or NOTES surgical devices include a device body having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side includes a positioning mechanism and the second side includes one or more of a variety of laparoscopic or NOTES tool.

Claims

1-28. -28. (canceled)

29. A surgical device comprising:

a casing comprising a first magnetic source spaced laterally offset from a second magnetic source, the casing being configured without a passageway for an anchor pin;

a device body configured to be magnetically coupled to the casing when the device body and casing are spaced apart from each other; and

a tool coupled to the device body.

30. The device of claim 29, where the tool comprises an electro-cautery surgical mechanism.

31. The device of claim 29, wherein the electro-cautery surgical mechanism comprises a straight electro-cautery tip positioned on a moveable extension.

32. The device of claim 29, wherein the electro-cautery surgical mechanism comprises a flexible shaft.

33. The device of claim 29, wherein the electro-cautery surgical mechanism is internally powered, externally powered, or a combination thereof.

34. The device of claim 29, wherein the electro-cautery surgical mechanism is hydraulically or pneumatically powered.

35. The device of claim 29, where the tool comprises a camera.

36. The device of claim 29, where the tool comprises a light.

37. The device of claim 29, further comprising a drawstring for removing the device.

38. The device of claim 29, wherein the device body comprises a surgical plastic.

39. A surgical device comprising:

a casing comprising a first magnetic source spaced laterally offset from a second magnetic source;

a device body configured to be magnetically coupled to the casing when the device body and casing are spaced apart from each other, the device body being configured without a passageway for an anchor pin; and

a tool coupled to the device body.

40. The device of claim 39, where the tool comprises an electro-cautery surgical mechanism.

41. The device of claim 39, wherein the electro-cautery surgical mechanism comprises a straight electro-cautery tip positioned on a moveable extension.

42. The device of claim 39, wherein the electro-cautery surgical mechanism comprises a flexible shaft.

43. The device of claim 39, wherein the electro-cautery surgical mechanism is internally powered, externally powered, or a combination thereof.

44. The device of claim 39, wherein the electro-cautery surgical mechanism is hydraulically or pneumatically powered.

45. The device of claim 39, where the tool comprises a camera.

46. The device of claim 39, where the tool comprises a light.

47. The device of claim 39, further comprising a drawstring for removing the device.

48. The device of claim 39, wherein the device body comprises a surgical plastic.