Surgical stapler
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1. A surgical stapler for closing a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel, comprising:
- a locator tube having a proximal end and a distal end with an elongate lumen extending through at least a portion thereof for receiving a removable guide wire, the distal end being insertable into the liquid carrying vessel and the lumen extending from a guide wire entry port formed at the distal end of the locator tube toward a guide wire exit port formed in the locator tube and spaced proximally from the distal end of the locator tube, the guide wire exit port being distal to the proximal end of the locator tube, the locator tube further including a position indicator having a lumen extending through the locator tube and having a distal, blood inlet port formed in the locator tube and a proximal, blood outlet port formed in the locator tube, the locator tube further including an expandable member being formed radially about the locator tube and movable between a closed position and an open position, the expandable member distal end being proximal to the guide wire exit port and the guide wire entry port, the position indicator being effective to indicate a position of the expandable member relative to a liquid carrying vessel, the distal, blood inlet port in the locator tube being proximal and adjacent to the expandable member proximal end; and
a staple applying apparatus slidably disposed on a portion of the locator tube proximal to the expandable member and slidable over the blood outlet port, the staple applying apparatus being adapted to apply a surgical staple to seal a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for closing a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical stapler is provided having a locator tube with an inflatable member formed thereon and adapted to be positioned within a liquid carrying vessel adjacent a puncture wound, and a staple applying apparatus that is slidably disposed on a portion of the locator tube and that is adapted to apply a surgical staple to seal a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel.
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39 Claims
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1. A surgical stapler for closing a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel, comprising:
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a locator tube having a proximal end and a distal end with an elongate lumen extending through at least a portion thereof for receiving a removable guide wire, the distal end being insertable into the liquid carrying vessel and the lumen extending from a guide wire entry port formed at the distal end of the locator tube toward a guide wire exit port formed in the locator tube and spaced proximally from the distal end of the locator tube, the guide wire exit port being distal to the proximal end of the locator tube, the locator tube further including a position indicator having a lumen extending through the locator tube and having a distal, blood inlet port formed in the locator tube and a proximal, blood outlet port formed in the locator tube, the locator tube further including an expandable member being formed radially about the locator tube and movable between a closed position and an open position, the expandable member distal end being proximal to the guide wire exit port and the guide wire entry port, the position indicator being effective to indicate a position of the expandable member relative to a liquid carrying vessel, the distal, blood inlet port in the locator tube being proximal and adjacent to the expandable member proximal end; and a staple applying apparatus slidably disposed on a portion of the locator tube proximal to the expandable member and slidable over the blood outlet port, the staple applying apparatus being adapted to apply a surgical staple to seal a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A surgical stapler for closing a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel, comprising:
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a locator tube having a proximal end and a distal end with an elongate lumen extending through at least a portion thereof for receiving a removable guide wire, the locator tube including a position indicator having a lumen extending through the locator tube and having a distal, blood inlet port formed in the locator tube and a proximal, blood outlet port formed in the locator tube, the locator tube further including an expandable member being formed radially about the locator tube and movable between a closed position and an open position, the position indicator being effective to indicate a position of the expandable member relative to a liquid carrying vessel, the distal, blood inlet port and the proximal, blood outlet port in the locator tube being proximal and adjacent to the expandable member proximal end prior to and at a time of stapling; and a staple applying apparatus slidably disposed on a portion of the locator tube proximal to the expandable member and slidable over the blood outlet port, the staple applying apparatus being adapted to apply a surgical staple to seal a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A surgical stapler for closing a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel, comprising:
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a locator tube including a position indicator that is effective to indicate a position of the expandable member relative to a liquid carrying vessel, the position indicator including an elongate lumen extending through the locator tube and having a distal, blood inlet port formed in the locator tube and a proximal, blood outlet port formed in the locator tube, the locator tube further including an expandable member formed radially about the locator tube and movable between a closed position and an open position, the distal, blood inlet port and the proximal, blood outlet port formed in the locator tube being proximal and adjacent to the expandable member proximal end prior to and at a time of stapling; and a staple applying apparatus slidably disposed on a portion of the locator tube proximal to the expandable member and slidable over the blood outlet port, the staple applying apparatus being adapted to apply a surgical staple to seal a puncture wound in a liquid carrying vessel. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A locator tube extending from a distal end toward a proximal end about a locator tube longitudinal axis, the locator tube comprising:
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an elongate, flexible guide wire lumen extending through at least a portion of said locator tube having a guide wire lumen longitudinal axis, said guide wire lumen configured to receive a removable guide wire, said guide wire lumen extending from a guide wire entry port at said distal end of said locator tube toward a guide wire exit port spaced proximally from said distal end of said locator tube, said guide wire exit port being distal to said proximal end of said locator tube; an expandable member having an expandable member proximal end, an expandable member distal end, and an expandable member longitudinal axis, said expandable member being formed radially about said locator tube and having a substantially constant diameter transverse to said locator tube longitudinal axis, said expandable member distal end being proximal to said guide wire exit port and said guide wire entry port; a position indicator including a position indicator lumen extending through a portion of said locator tube and having a distal, blood inlet port, a proximal, blood outlet port, and a position indicator lumen longitudinal axis, said position indicator being configured to indicate a position of said expandable member relative to a liquid carrying vessel, said distal, blood inlet port being proximal and adjacent to said expandable member proximal end prior to and at said time of locating a body lumen such that said distal, blood inlet port will be external to an outer surface of the body lumen when said expandable member is positioned against an internal surface of the body lumen puncture wound; and an inflation lumen extending through said locator tube and having an inflation lumen longitudinal axis, said inflation lumen being configured to transition said expandable member between a closed position and an open position, said locator tube longitudinal axis being substantially collinear with at least one of said inflation lumen longitudinal axis and said position indicator lumen longitudinal axis.
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