Surgical stabilizer devices and methods

• US 20050021085A1
• Filed: 05/25/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Surgical Connections, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Surgical Connections, Inc.
• Inventors: Robinson, Paul J., Hovland, Claire T., Abrams, Jerome H.
• Application Number:
  US10/854,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20050021085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/219
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/062 Needle manipulators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/064 Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0643 with separate closing member, e.g. for interlocking with staple
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/068 Surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clampsstaplers containing only one staple A61B17/10; magazines or containers for staples A61B17/105; for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; staplers in general B25C5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/11 for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1114 of the digestive tract, e.g. bowels or oesophagus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/115 Staplers for performing anastomosis in a single operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00495 for two-component glue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00805 Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0641 having at least three legs as part of one single body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/1107 for blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/1135 End-to-side connections, e.g. T- or Y-connections Y-shaped blood vessel prostheses A61F2002/065
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/1139 Side-to-side connections, e.g. shunt or X-connections
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/306 holding by means of suction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/3614 using optical fibre
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0022 placed deep in the body opening occluding blood vessels by internal devices A61B17/12022

Abstract

Apparatus for treatment of anatomical structure having a lumen includes a pressure differential device adapted to move the anatomical structure to a desired configuration for treatment by creating a pressure differential with respect to the lumen of the anatomical structure, a biological adhesive dispenser, operably coupled with the pressure differential device, and biological adhesive adapted for dispensing by the dispenser and adapted to stabilize the anatomical structure in the desired configuration. A dispenser for applying adhesive to an anatomical structure includes a penetrator adapted to rotate into or around the anatomical structure, and a driver adapted to rotate in one direction to rotate the penetrator into or around the anatomical structure, and adapted to rotate in a direction opposite to the one direction to withdraw the penetrator from the anatomical structure, wherein the penetrator is adapted to apply adhesive to the anatomical structure.

Claims

1. Apparatus for treatment of anatomical structure having a lumen, the apparatus comprising:

a pressure differential device adapted to move the anatomical structure to a desired configuration for treatment by creating a pressure differential with respect to the lumen of the anatomical structure;

a biological adhesive dispenser, operably coupled with the pressure differential device; and

biological adhesive adapted for dispensing by the dispenser and adapted to stabilize the anatomical structure in the desired configuration.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the biological adhesive dispenser defines a generally helical shape.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the biological adhesive dispenser comprises a hollow helical staple.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the hollow helical staple defines two lumens, each for dispensing a separate component of the biological adhesive.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the biological adhesive dispenser is adapted to rotate into the anatomical structure.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the biological adhesive dispenser is adapted to rotate out of the anatomical structure after the biological adhesive is dispensed.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the biological adhesive dispenser comprises a generally cylindrical member adapted to rotate with respect to the remainder of the apparatus.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the biological adhesive dispenser comprises a generally helical member attached to the generally cylindrical member.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pressure differential device is adapted to move longitudinally with respect to the biological adhesive dispenser.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the pressure differential device is adapted to telescope within the biological adhesive dispenser.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the pressure differential device comprises a set of suction apertures fluidly coupled to a suction source, the set of suction apertures constructed and arranged to cause movement of the anatomical structure to the desired configuration.

12. A dispenser for applying adhesive to an anatomical structure, the dispenser comprising:

a penetrator adapted to rotate into or around the anatomical structure; and

a driver adapted to rotate in one direction to rotate the penetrator into or around the anatomical structure, and adapted to rotate in a direction opposite to the one direction to withdraw the penetrator from the anatomical structure;

wherein the penetrator is adapted to apply adhesive to the anatomical structure.

13. The dispenser of claim 12, wherein the penetrator is adapted to apply the adhesive as the penetrator is withdrawn.

14. The dispenser of claim 12, wherein the penetrator defines an internal hollow adapted to accommodate the adhesive before the adhesive is applied.

15. The dispenser of claim 12, wherein the penetrator defines a plurality of internal hollows to accommodate a plurality of components of the adhesive before the adhesive is applied.

16. The dispenser of claim 12, wherein the driver comprises a generally cylindrical member adapted to rotate the penetrator.

17. The dispenser of claim 12, further comprising a reservoir for holding adhesive before the adhesive passes to the penetrator.

18. The dispenser of claim 17, wherein the penetrator defines at least one piercing portion adapted to pierce the reservoir.

19. The dispenser of claim 17, wherein the reservoir comprises two separate sections for holding two separate components of the adhesive;

further wherein the penetrator defines two separate sections for receiving the two separate components from the reservoir.

20. The dispenser of claim 19, wherein the penetrator defines a helical shape.

21. The dispenser of claim 12, further comprising a pressure differential device operably coupled with the penetrator and the driver and adapted to move the anatomical structure to a desired configuration for treatment by creating a pressure differential with respect to a lumen of the anatomical structure.