METHOD AND INSTRUMENTS FOR TREATING GERD

• US 20100331615A1
• Filed: 01/29/2009
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kirk Promotion Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kirk Promotion Ltd.
• Inventors: Forsell, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 8,567,409 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/37
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Abstract

The invention relates surgical abdominal methods of treating a reflux disease in a patient by implanting a movement restriction device that, when implanted in a patient, restricts the movement of the stomach notch in relation to the diaphragm muscle preventing the cardia to slide up through the diaphragm hiatus opening. Also disclosed is a laparoscopic instrument for providing a movement restriction device to be invaginated in the stomach fundus wall of a human patient to treat reflux disease.

Claims

1. A method of treating a reflux disease in a patient by implanting a movement restriction device that, when implanted in a patient, restricts the movement of the stomach notch in relation to the diaphragm muscle preventing the cardia to slide up through the diaphragm hiatus opening, the method comprising the steps of:

inserting a needle or a tube like instrument into the abdomen of the patient'"'"'s body;

10 using the needle or tube like instrument to fill the patient'"'"'s abdomen with gas;

placing at least two laparoscopic trocars in the patient'"'"'s body;

inserting a camera through one of the laparoscopic trocars into the patient'"'"'s abdomen, inserting at least one dissecting tool through one of said at least two laparoscopic trocars;

dissecting an area of the stomach;

introducing the device into the abdominal cavity;

placing the device on the outside of the stomach fundus wall;

creating a pouch in the stomach fundus wall for the device; and

in-vaginating the device in the pouch by providing sutures or staples to the stomach fundus wall, thereby preventing the cardia from sliding through the patient'"'"'s diaphragm opening into the patient'"'"'s thorax, so as to maintain the pressure support from the patient'"'"'s abdomen that supports the patient'"'"'s cardia sphincter muscle.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising affixing the device to the stomach fundus wall by providing sutures or staples.

3. A method according to claim 1 further comprising affixing the stomach fundus wall to the lower part of the patient'"'"'s esophagus by providing sutures or staples.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising affixing the stomach fundus wall to the patient'"'"'s diaphragm muscle or associated muscles.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising providing an apparatus for regulating the reflux treatment device from the outside of the patient'"'"'s body;

and operating said apparatus to regulate the reflux treatment device.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein regulation of the reflux treatment device includes changing the volume of the filling body when implanted.

7. A method according to claim 6, comprising providing an injection type syringe comprising a fluid for injection into an implanted filling body;

and injecting volume of fluid into filling body.

8. A method according to claim 1, comprising enclosing the device in the pouch.

9. A method according to claim 1 comprising admitting the pouch being at least partly open.

10. A method according to claim 9, admitting that the pouch exhibits only one opening.

11. A method according to claim 9, admitting the pouch to exhibit two openings and to extend non-circumferentially around the stomach.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein the volume of the pouch is more than 15 millilitres

13. A method of treating a reflux disease in a patient by implanting a movement restriction device that, when implanted in a patient, restricts the movement of the stomach notch in relation to the diaphragm muscle preventing the cardia to slide up through me diaphragm hiatus opening, the method comprising the steps of:

inserting a needle or a tube like instrument into the abdomen of the patient'"'"'s body;

using the needle or tube like instrument to fill the patient'"'"'s abdomen with gas;

placing at least two laparoscopic trocars in the patient'"'"'s body;

inserting a camera through one of the laparoscopic trocars into the patient'"'"'s abdomen;

inserting at least one dissecting tool through one of said at least two laparoscopic trocars;

dissecting an area of the stomach;

creating a hole in the stomach fundus wall;

introducing a device into the abdominal cavity;

introducing the device through the hole and into the stomach;

placing the device on the inside of the stomach fundus wall;

creating a pouch on the outside of the stomach cavity for the device placed on the inside of the stomach fundus wall, and

in-vaginating the device in the pouch by providing sutures or staples to the stomach fundus wall, preventing the cardia from sliding through the patient'"'"'s diaphragm opening into the patient'"'"'s thorax, so as to maintain the supporting pressure from the patient'"'"'s abdomen that supports the patient'"'"'s cardia sphincter muscle.

14. A method according to claim 13, further comprising affixing the device to the stomach fundus wall by providing sutures or staples.

15. A method according to claim 13, further comprising affixing the stomach fundus wall to the lower part of the patient'"'"'s esophagus by providing sutures or staples.

16. A method according to claim 13, further comprising affixing the stomach fundus wail to the patient'"'"'s diaphragm muscle or associated muscles.

17. A method according to claim 13, further comprising providing an apparatus br regulating the reflux treatment device from the outside of the patient'"'"'s body;

and operating said apparatus to regulate the reflux treatment device.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein regulation of the reflux treatment device includes changing the volume of the filling body when implanted.

19. A method according to claim 18, comprising providing an injection type syringe comprising a fluid for injection into an implanted filling body;

and injecting volume of fluid into filling body.

20. A method according to claim 13, comprising enclosing the device in the pouch.

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