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Methods of using endoscopic inflatable retraction devices

  • US 5,527,264 A
  • Filed: 02/08/1994
  • Issued: 06/18/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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