# US 11,337,603 B2 · Laparoscopic device implantation and fixation system and method

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- Number: US 11,337,603 B2
- Document ID: US11337603B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/973,588
- Filed: 2018-05-08
- Published: 2018-11-08
- Granted: 2022-05-24
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-08
- Assignees: Platform Imaging, LLC
- Applicants: Platform Imaging, LLC
- Inventors: Dennis L. Fowler; Thomas F. McNall; Nathan E. Wallace; Daniel H. Hammerle; Marc Daigle
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11337603B2

## CPC

- A61B 1/3132: {for laparoscopy}
- A61B 1/00091: {Nozzles}
- A61B 1/00098: {Deflecting means for inserted tools}
- A61B 1/00101: {the distal tip features being detachable}
- A61B 1/00128: {mechanical, e.g. for tubes or pipes}
- A61B 1/00148: {using anchoring means}
- A61B 1/00183: {for variable viewing angles}
- A61B 1/041: {Capsule endoscopes for imaging}
- A61B 1/05: characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
- A61B 1/0676: {at distal tip of an endoscope}
- A61B 1/0684: {using light emitting diodes [LED]}
- A61B 1/126: {provided with means for cleaning in-use}
- A61B 17/00234: {for minimally invasive surgery (A61B17/0218, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence)}
- A61B 90/361: {Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras}
- A61B 1/0661: {Endoscope light sources}
- A61B 17/3421: {Cannulas}
- A61B 2017/00283: {with a device releasably connected to an inner wall of the abdomen during surgery, e.g. an illumination source}
- A61B 2017/003: {Steerable}
- A61B 2017/00358: {Snares for grasping}
- A61B 2017/00473: {Distal part, e.g. tip or head (A61B2017/00464 takes precedence)}
- A61B 2017/00477: {Coupling (A61B2017/0046 takes precedence)}
- A61B 2017/00876: {magnetic}
- A61B 2090/309: {using white LEDs}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

Devices used during minimally invasive surgery (sometimes called minimal access surgery or laparoscopic surgery) for implantation and fixation of various cameras, for example, to the human body. An insertable device including a housing divided into two sections, a camera, a sensor, at least two LED lights, a lens flush located above the camera lens to clean a lens of the camera, and a motor for moving the camera in relation to the housing with pan and tilt capabilities. An insertion tool for inserting devices including a cannula, a top housing, and a bottom, wherein the bottom couples with the insertable device. A capture and fixation device for capturing and fixing an insertable device to an internal body cavity wall, the device includes a cannula, at least one slideable clamp device, and a retractable loop. Once the insertable device is positioned, the retractable loop fixes the insertable device to the body cavity wall.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A capture and fixation device for capturing and fixing an insertable device to an internal body cavity wall, the device comprising:
a needle, wherein the needle inserts into and/or through a body cavity wall;
a retractable loop and a plastic sheath located inside the needle, wherein the plastic sheath surrounds the retractable loop and the retractable loop is deployable through the plastic sheath passable through the needle, wherein the retractable loop is adapted to capture the insertable device once it is in the body cavity and retract into the needle to tighten around the insertable device,
a first slideable clamp device located on the needle outside of the body cavity and adapted to clamp the sheath and the retractable loop in a position within the needle so the insertable device is up against an end of the needle; and
a second slideable clamp device located on the needle outside of the body cavity and adapted to clamp the needle in a position holding the insertable device in the retractable loop so that the insertable device is fixed in a desired position near the body cavity wall.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first slideable clamp device and the second slideable clamp device include a clamp button, a clamp spring, and a retention pin.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the retractable loop is adapted to rest in a groove in a housing of the insertable device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the retractable loop is retracted in the needle upon insertion into the body cavity.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the retractable loop can be extended into a shape that surrounds the insertable device when deployed within the body cavity.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the desired location is against the body cavity wall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the retractable loop, when extended, conforms to the shape of the insertable device when tightened around the insertable device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein once the insertable device is captured by the retractable loop, the first and second slideable clamp devices are adjusted to permit the needle to retract through the body cavity wall and the insertable device is adjacent an interior side of the body cavity wall.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the retractable loop is adapted to guide the insertable device into the desired position.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first slideable clamp device is on an end portion of the needle.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the second slideable clamp device is slideable along the outside of the needle.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the second slideable clamp device is positioned against an external surface of the body cavity wall when fixing the insertable device in the desired position.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the needle has a maximum diameter of 3 mm.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first slidable clamp device and the second slideable clamp device are spring loaded mechanisms.