METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE THYROIDECTOMY AND PARATHYROIDECTOMY
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1. A method of performing a medical procedure in a patient, the method comprising:
- creating an incision in the patient;
inserting a flexible guide tube into the incision;
locating a flexible instrument and a flexible optical device within the guide tube;
tunneling the distal tip of the guide tube through the patient to a sternal notch or a position proximate the sternal notch; and
dissecting at least part of a thyroid using the instrument.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a method of performing a medical procedure in a patient. The method includes creating an incision in the patient and inserting a flexible guide tube into the incision. The method also includes locating a flexible instrument and a flexible optical device within the guide tube, tunneling the distal tip of the guide tube through the incision to a sternal notch or a position proximate the sternal notch, and dissecting at least part of a thyroid using the instrument.
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1. A method of performing a medical procedure in a patient, the method comprising:
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creating an incision in the patient; inserting a flexible guide tube into the incision; locating a flexible instrument and a flexible optical device within the guide tube; tunneling the distal tip of the guide tube through the patient to a sternal notch or a position proximate the sternal notch; and dissecting at least part of a thyroid using the instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of performing a medical procedure in a patient, the method comprising:
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creating a sub-xiphoid incision in the patient; passing a distal tip of a flexible guide tube through the incision; positioning the distal tip of the guide tube in a lower subcutaneous location; tunneling the distal tip of the guide tube from the lower subcutaneous location to an upper subcutaneous location; advancing a first flexible instrument and a second flexible instrument through the guide tube; and dissecting at least part of a thyroid using the first instrument and the second instrument. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of performing a medical procedure in a patient, the method comprising:
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creating an incision in an umbilicus of the patient; passing a distal end of a flexible guide tube and a distal end of a flexible instrument through the incision; creating a pathway from the incision to a thyroid using at least one of the guide tube and the instrument, wherein a part of the pathway is subcutaneous; positioning an optical device to visualize the thyroid; and dissecting at least part of the thyroid from surrounding tissue using the instrument. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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