Devices for use in transluminal and endoluminal surgery
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1. A surgical electro-cautery device comprising:
- a device body;
a first magnetic or ferrous material in a first portion of the device body;
a second magnetic or ferrous material in a second portion of the device body, the first and second portions of the device body being spaced apart from each other; and
an electro-cautery surgical mechanism coupled to the device body, the electro-cautery surgical mechanism including a rotation mechanism.
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Abstract
The present invention is a device and method of using a variety of laparoscopic or NOTES surgical tools at a confined or inaccessible space, e.g., an intra-abdominal surgical and NOTES tool inserted through a single incision through the skin or hollow viscus. Generally, the laparoscopic or NOTES surgical devices include a device body having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side includes a positioning mechanism and the second side includes one or more of a variety of laparoscopic or NOTES tools.
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1. A surgical electro-cautery device comprising:
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a device body; a first magnetic or ferrous material in a first portion of the device body; a second magnetic or ferrous material in a second portion of the device body, the first and second portions of the device body being spaced apart from each other; and an electro-cautery surgical mechanism coupled to the device body, the electro-cautery surgical mechanism including a rotation mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical electro-cautery device comprising:
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a device body; a first magnetic or ferrous material in a first portion of the device body; a second magnetic or ferrous material in a second portion of the device body, the first and second portions of the device body being spaced apart from each other; and an electro-cautery surgical mechanism coupled to the device body, the electro-cautery surgical mechanism having a straight electro-cautery tip. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A surgical electro-cautery device comprising:
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a device body having a leading end a trailing end; a first magnetic or ferrous material in a first portion of the device body; a second magnetic or ferrous material in a second portion of the device body, the first and second portions of the device body being spaced apart from each other; an electro-cautery surgical mechanism coupled to the device body at a location nearer the trailing end than the leading end; and a camera and a light coupled to the device body at respective locations that are nearer the leading end than the trailing end. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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