Medical instrument stabilizer with anchoring system and methods
First Claim
1. A medical instrument stabilizer for use in the performance of endoscopic procedures in an anatomical cavity in the body comprising:
- a stabilizer body having a surface for being placed against an external surface of a wall of an anatomical cavity and a port for receiving instruments to be introduced into the anatomical cavity through said stabilizer body and the cavity wall; and
a tissue penetrating member movably carried by said stabilizer body and having a tip extendable from said stabilizer surface and into the cavity wall for anchoring said stabilizer body on the cavity wall, said tissue penetrating member being movable between a retracted position wherein said tip is disposed within said body and an extended position wherein said tip extends from said stabilizer surface.
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Abstract
A medical instrument stabilizer for use in endoscopic procedures includes a stabilizer body for being placed against an external surface of an anatomical cavity wall and having a port for receiving medical instruments to be introduced into the anatomical cavity through the stabilizer body and the anatomical cavity wall. An anchoring system carried by the stabilizer body includes a tissue penetrating member movable between a retracted position wherein a tissue penetrating tip of the tissue penetrating member is disposed in a safe, non-exposed position and an extended position wherein the tissue penetrating tip extends from the stabilizer body to penetrate the anatomical wall and anchor the stabilizer thereon. Medical instruments inserted into the anatomical cavity through the port of the stabilizer are secured relative to the stabilizer and, therefore, the anatomical wall. Anchoring of the stabilizer to the anatomical wall by the tissue penetrating member permits manipulation of the anatomical wall by urging the stabilizer and/or the inserted instruments in a desired direction.
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21 Claims
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1. A medical instrument stabilizer for use in the performance of endoscopic procedures in an anatomical cavity in the body comprising:
a stabilizer body having a surface for being placed against an external surface of a wall of an anatomical cavity and a port for receiving instruments to be introduced into the anatomical cavity through said stabilizer body and the cavity wall; and
a tissue penetrating member movably carried by said stabilizer body and having a tip extendable from said stabilizer surface and into the cavity wall for anchoring said stabilizer body on the cavity wall, said tissue penetrating member being movable between a retracted position wherein said tip is disposed within said body and an extended position wherein said tip extends from said stabilizer surface.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of stabilizing a medical instrument in endoscopic operative procedures in an anatomical cavity comprising the steps of:
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placing a stabilizer body on an external surface of a wall of the anatomical cavity; extending a tissue penetrating member from the stabilizer body to penetrate the anatomical wall to anchor the stabilizer body on the anatomical wall, said step of extending including moving the tissue penetrating member from a retracted position within the body to an extended position extending from the lower surface; inserting a medical instrument through a port of the stabilizer body and the anatomical wall to enter the anatomical cavity; and securing the medical instrument relative to the stabilizer body. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of stabilizing a medical instrument in endoscopic operative procedures in an anatomical cavity comprising the steps of:
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placing a stabilizer body on an external surface of a wall of the anatomical cavity; extending a tissue penetrating member from the stabilizer body to penetrate the anatomical wall to anchor the stabilizer body on the anatomical wall; inserting a medical instrument through a port of the stabilizer body and the anatomical wall to enter the anatomical cavity; securing the medical instrument relative to the stabilizer body; and manipulating the anatomical wall by moving the inserted medical instrument in a desired direction.
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