Methods of using endoscopic inflatable retraction devices
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1. A method for retracting an organ inside the body to provide access for treating a tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a retractor comprising a main envelope defining a main chamber,providing a surgical instrument,placing the main envelope in a collapsed state adjacent the organ,inflating the main chamber to retract the organ, andpassing the surgical instrument through the main envelope into the main chamber to contact the tissue.
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Abstract
In a method for retracting an organ inside the body to provide access for treating a tissue, a retractor having a main envelope which defines a main chamber is positioned in a collapsed state adjacent to the organ to be retracted. The main chamber is subsequently inflated to retract the adjacent organ. A surgical instrument is passed through the main envelope into the main chamber to contact the tissue for treatment.
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1. A method for retracting an organ inside the body to provide access for treating a tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a retractor comprising a main envelope defining a main chamber, providing a surgical instrument, placing the main envelope in a collapsed state adjacent the organ, inflating the main chamber to retract the organ, and passing the surgical instrument through the main envelope into the main chamber to contact the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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