Endoluminal treatment method and associated surgical assembly including tissue occlusion device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorGregory Piskun
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Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a hollow member having a sidewall provided with a window and a closure member movably connected to the hollow member for alternately covering and uncovering the window. The hollow member has a first clamping surface along an edge of the window, while the closure member has a second clamping surface opposing the first clamping surface and disposable substantially adjacent thereto in a clamping or closure configuration of the instrument. The instrument additionally comprises a tissue occlusion component mounted to at least one of the hollow member and the closure member for acting on tissues gripped between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, to couple the tissues to each other.
Claims13
A system, comprising:
- a sheath, comprising:
- a channel configured to receive an endoscope, and
- a first tissue engaging surface, and a second tissue engaging surface, the first and second tissue engaging surfaces being adjustable to form a chamber;
- wherein the chamber is movable from a coilapsed insertion configuration to an expanded use configuration to form a laterally expanded chamber in use in a body lumen, and wherein the chamber, in the expanded use configuration, provides working space within the body lumen;
- and
- a working instrument having a distal portion positionable within the chamber;
- wherein the endoscope is extendable distal of the second tissue engaging surface to visualize at least a portion of the chamber.
A system, comprising:
- a sheath, comprising:
- a channel configured to receive an endoscope,
- a first tissue engaging surface, and a second tissue engaging surface, the first and second tissue engaging surfaces being adjustable to form a chamber;
- wherein the chamber is movable from a collapsed insertion configuration to an expanded use configuration to form a laterally expanded chamber in use in a body lumen, and wherein the chamber, in the expanded use configuration, provides working space within the body lumen;
- a working instrument, wherein a distal portion of the working instrument is positionable within the chamber;
- and
- wherein the endoscope is movable with respect to the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.