Laproscopic vacuum delivery apparatus for a diaphragm daper
First Claim
1. A vacuum delivery apparatus for laparoscopic implant of an operatively associated diaphragm pacer, the apparatus comprising:
- a first housing adapted on a first side for releasable attachment to said operatively associated diaphragm pacer;
a second housing connected to said first housing and including;
first vacuum source connection means for connecting the second housing to a first operatively associated vacuum source; and
,first port means defining a first opening on a first side of the second housing in fluid communication with said first vacuum source connection means; and
,a third housing connected to said first housing and including;
second vacuum source connection means for connecting the third housing to a second operatively associated vacuum source; and
,second port means defining a second opening on a first side of the third housing in fluid communication with said second vacuum source connection means.
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Abstract
A laparoscopic vacuum delivery device is used for placing an epimysial electrode at the phrenic nerve motor point. The vacuum delivery device is adapted to hold the epimysial electrode while the electrode is introduced through a port into the abdomen during a laparoscopic procedure. The electrode is forcibly held against the diaphragm muscle surface for test stimulation using a suction ported through the delivery device. Multiple test sites may be explored by controlling the suction to and the position of the delivery device. The electrode is secured at an optimal location on the diaphragm muscle using an endoscopic stapler.
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33 Claims
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1. A vacuum delivery apparatus for laparoscopic implant of an operatively associated diaphragm pacer, the apparatus comprising:
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a first housing adapted on a first side for releasable attachment to said operatively associated diaphragm pacer; a second housing connected to said first housing and including; first vacuum source connection means for connecting the second housing to a first operatively associated vacuum source; and
,first port means defining a first opening on a first side of the second housing in fluid communication with said first vacuum source connection means; and
,a third housing connected to said first housing and including; second vacuum source connection means for connecting the third housing to a second operatively associated vacuum source; and
,second port means defining a second opening on a first side of the third housing in fluid communication with said second vacuum source connection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A laparoscopic pacer placement apparatus comprising:
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a diaphragm pacer; a collective arrangement of relatively moveable connected portions, the arrangement including pacer connecting means in the form of a pocket on a first side of the collective arrangement selectively releasably attaching to said diaphragm pacer; vacuum source connection means adapted to connect said collective arrangement to an operatively associated external vacuum source; and
,means defining an opening on said first side of the collective arrangement, the opening defining means in fluid communication with said vacuum source connection means and adapted to communicate vacuum from said associated vacuum source to diaphragm tissue adjacent said arrangement through said opening. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vacuum delivery device for laparoscopic implant of an associated diaphragm pacer, the device comprising:
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a first member connected to a first operatively associated external vacuum source; a first vacuum port on the first member connected to the first vacuum source; a second member connected to the first member and adapted for releasable attachment to the associated diaphragm pacer; a third member connected to the second member and connected to a second operatively associated external vacuum source; and
,a second vacuum port on the third member connected to the second vacuum source. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for laparoscopically placing an electrode at an optimal site on a body tissue comprising:
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a) receiving an electrode on a first side of a vacuum delivery apparatus; (b) placing the vacuum delivery apparatus through a laparoscopic port and into a body; c) positioning the first side of the vacuum delivery apparatus on a body tissue at a first site; d) vacuum attaching the vacuum delivery apparatus to the body tissue by connecting the vacuum delivery apparatus to an operatively associated external source of vacuum; and
,e) during said vacuum attaching, applying an electrical signal to said electrode to stimulate the body tissue. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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