Fixation of a medical implant to the exterior of a body organ
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1. A method comprising:
- introducing a laparoscopic delivery instrument into a patient via an incision in an abdomen of the patient;
applying vacuum pressure to an exterior surface of an organ to draw at least a portion of the exterior surface into a cavity of the laparoscopic delivery instrument; and
affixing a medical implant to the portion of the exterior surface drawn into the cavity.
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Abstract
In general, invention is directed to devices and methods for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures in which a medical implant is affixed to or implanted within an exterior surface of a body organ. A system, for example, is described that includes a laparoscopic cannula and a delivery instrument disposed within the cannula to fix a medical implant to an exterior surface of an organ. The delivery instrument has a distal end including a cavity and a vacuum port to draw a portion of the exterior surface of the organ into the cavity. The medical implant is affixed to the portion of the exterior surface drawn into the cavity of the delivery instrument.
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1. A method comprising:
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introducing a laparoscopic delivery instrument into a patient via an incision in an abdomen of the patient; applying vacuum pressure to an exterior surface of an organ to draw at least a portion of the exterior surface into a cavity of the laparoscopic delivery instrument; and affixing a medical implant to the portion of the exterior surface drawn into the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A laparoscopic system for delivering a medical implant to an external surface of an organ, the laparoscopic system comprising:
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means for introducing a laparoscopic delivery instrument into a patient via an incision in an abdomen of the patient; means for applying vacuum pressure to an exterior surface of an organ to draw at least a portion of the exterior surface into a cavity of the laparoscopic delivery instrument; and means for affixing a medical implant to the portion of the exterior surface drawn into the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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