Device and method for rolling and inserting a prosthetic patch into a body cavity
First Claim
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1. A surgical system comprising:
- a surgical instrument having an elongate shaft with a handle at one end thereof;
an implant transitionable between a first configuration and a second configuration, the surgical implant attachable to the elongate shaft; and
a sleeve having a lumen for receiving a portion of the elongate shaft and the surgical implant, the sleeve transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration such that the elongate shaft and surgical implant in the first configuration are positionable in the sleeve when the sleeve is in the open configuration and rotation of the elongate shaft about its longitudinal axis transitions the surgical implant from the first configuration to the second configuration when the sleeve is in the closed configuration, wherein the sleeve has a slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve when the sleeve is in the closed configuration and a portion of the implant in the first configuration extends through the slot.
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Abstract
This invention generally relates to minimal invasive surgery. More specifically the current invention relates to an apparatus especially adapted to fold prosthetic patches and to insert said patches into a body cavity through a cannula or an incision.
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18 Claims
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1. A surgical system comprising:
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a surgical instrument having an elongate shaft with a handle at one end thereof; an implant transitionable between a first configuration and a second configuration, the surgical implant attachable to the elongate shaft; and a sleeve having a lumen for receiving a portion of the elongate shaft and the surgical implant, the sleeve transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration such that the elongate shaft and surgical implant in the first configuration are positionable in the sleeve when the sleeve is in the open configuration and rotation of the elongate shaft about its longitudinal axis transitions the surgical implant from the first configuration to the second configuration when the sleeve is in the closed configuration, wherein the sleeve has a slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve when the sleeve is in the closed configuration and a portion of the implant in the first configuration extends through the slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. The surgical system of 1, wherein the lumen of the sleeve includes a first portion and a second portion such that, when the sleeve is in the closed configuration, the first portion has a first diameter and the second portion has a second diameter that it is different from the first diameter.
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12. A surgical system comprising:
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a surgical instrument having an elongate shaft with a handle at one end thereof; an implant transitionable between a first configuration and a second configuration, the surgical implant attachable to the elongate shaft; and a sleeve having a lumen for receiving a portion of the elongate shaft and the surgical implant, the sleeve transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration such that the elongate shaft and surgical implant in the first configuration are positionable in the sleeve when the sleeve is in the open configuration and rotation of the elongate shaft transitions the surgical implant to the second configuration when the sleeve is in the closed configuration, wherein the sleeve is insertable into a cannula when the sleeve is in the closed configuration and when the sleeve is transitioned to the closed configuration with the portion of the elongate shaft and the implant disposed in the lumen of the sleeve, a portion of the implant extends through a slot in the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. The surgical system of 12, wherein the lumen of the sleeve includes a first portion and a second portion such that, when the sleeve is in the closed configuration, the first portion has a first diameter and the second portion has a second diameter that it is different from the first diameter.
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