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OBJECT REMOVAL THROUGH A PERCUTANEOUS SUCTION TUBE

  • US 20170119413A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2016
  • Published: 05/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for removing an object from a patient, comprising:

  • inserting a suction tube into a port into a cavity created by a percutaneous cut;

    advancing an endoscope into the cavity through a patient lumen other than the port, the endoscope comprising a working channel;

    irrigating the patient cavity with a fluid, where the fluid passes within the working channel of the endoscope; and

    applying negative pressure to the suction tube, the combination of the fluid irrigation and the negative pressure assisting in causing the object to be removed from the cavity through the suction tube.

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