Endoscopic inflatable retraction device with additional inflatable chamber
First Claim
1. An apparatus for retracting an organ inside the body to gain access to an adjacent tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a main chamber having a thin, flexible main envelope,inflating means for selectively inflating the main chamber to an expanded condition while in place within the body, inflation of the main chamber retracting the organ to a retracted condition, andan inflatable secondary chamber defining a cage so disposed relative to the main chamber as to maintain organs retracted by the main chamber in the expanded condition in the retracted condition independent of the main chamber, said secondary chamber having windows enabling access through the main and secondary chambers without disturbing the integrity of the secondary chamber.
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Abstract
An apparatus for retracting an organ inside the body to gain access to an adjacent tissue Includes an inflatable main chamber having a thin, flexible main envelope. Inflation of the main chamber within the body results in retraction of body tissues or organs to retracted conditions. During use an aperture may be formed in the main envelope to provide access through the main chamber to body tissue. An inflatable secondary chamber defines a cage positioned within or around the main chamber and maintains retraction of organs retracted by the main chamber notwithstanding formation of an aperture in the main envelope.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for retracting an organ inside the body to gain access to an adjacent tissue, the apparatus comprising:
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a main chamber having a thin, flexible main envelope, inflating means for selectively inflating the main chamber to an expanded condition while in place within the body, inflation of the main chamber retracting the organ to a retracted condition, and an inflatable secondary chamber defining a cage so disposed relative to the main chamber as to maintain organs retracted by the main chamber in the expanded condition in the retracted condition independent of the main chamber, said secondary chamber having windows enabling access through the main and secondary chambers without disturbing the integrity of the secondary chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for retracting an organ inside the body to gain access to an adjacent tissue, the apparatus comprising:
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a main chamber having a thin, flexible main envelope, inflating means for selectively inflating the main chamber to an expanded condition while in place within the body, inflation of the main chamber retracting the organ to a retracted condition, and an inflatable expandable cage structure operatively associated with the main chamber, for maintaining the main chamber in the expanded condition, and the organ in the retracted condition, notwithstanding release of the inflation of the main chamber following the inflation of the main chamber to the expanded condition, the release of the inflation of the main chamber rendering the main chamber incapable of maintaining the organ in the retracted condition, the cage structure having an open structure for providing access to the tissue, the main chamber and the maintaining means arranged such that inflation of the main chamber to the expanded condition expands the cage structure from a compact collapsed state to an expanded state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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