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Method and apparatus for use in endoscopic procedures

  • US 5,375,588 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1992
  • Issued: 12/27/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of performing endoscopic operative procedures in an anatomical cavity comprising the steps ofattaching a stabilizer member including a malleable, shape-retaining layer to an external surface of a wall of the anatomical cavity;

  • shaping the malleable, shape-retaining layer to a desired configuration to, in turn, provide the cavity wall with a desired configuration;

    inserting an instrument through the stabilizer member and the cavity wall to enter the anatomical cavity;

    adjusting the longitudinal and angular position of the instrument relative to the cavity wall; and

    gripping the instrument with the stabilizer member to maintain the instrument in the adjusted longitudinal and angular position.

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