Surgical procedure
First Claim
1. A method of carrying out a procedure in a hollow body organ comprising the step of:
- inflating the hollow organ;
carrying out a procedure in the inflated hollow organ;
providing an instrument access device comprisingat least one instrument seal,a distal anchoring member, anda retractor member extending proximally from the distal anchoring member within the organ interior;
retracting laterally sides of an opening in the organ using the retracting member; and
inserting one or more surgical instruments through the instrument seal into the organ.
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Abstract
A surgical procedure is carried out on any suitable hollow organ, such as a gall bladder located beneath an abdominal wall. In a first step of the procedure the hollow organ is inflated by air or water through an inflation line so that the organ swells up. A scalpel is then used to create an incision in the abdominal wall. Sutures are then inserted through the opening and these are used to pull up the inflated organ to the opening. The inflated organ is now presented to the opening and a laparascopic procedure is carried out on the organ. A number of medical devices may be employed to perform the procedure for example a scalpel, an introducer device, an instrument access device, an insufflator, a camera device, and various surgical instruments.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of carrying out a procedure in a hollow body organ comprising the step of:
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inflating the hollow organ; carrying out a procedure in the inflated hollow organ; providing an instrument access device comprising at least one instrument seal, a distal anchoring member, and a retractor member extending proximally from the distal anchoring member within the organ interior; retracting laterally sides of an opening in the organ using the retracting member; and inserting one or more surgical instruments through the instrument seal into the organ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of carrying out a procedure in a hollow body organ, comprising:
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carrying out a procedure in the hollow organ inflated by inflation material; providing an instrument access device comprising at least one instrument seal, a distal anchoring member, and a retractor member extending proximally from the distal anchoring member within the organ interior; inserting the instrument access device at least partially through a wound opening; retracting laterally sides of an opening in the organ using the retracting member; and inserting one or more surgical instruments through the instrument seal into the organ. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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15. A method of carrying out a procedure in a hollow body organ, comprising:
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supplying inflation material to the hollow organ; making an incision in the inflated organ to provide access to the interior of the organ; providing an instrument access device comprising at least one instrument seal, a distal anchoring member and a retractor member extending proximally from the distal anchoring member within the organ interior; retracting laterally sides of an opening in the organ using the retracting member; and inserting one or more surgical instruments through the instrument seal into the organ. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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