Natural orifice surgery system
AssigneeApplied Medical Resources Corporation
InventorsSerene Wachli, Tracy Breslin, Alexander Sheehan, Nikolai Poulsen
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Abstract
Embodiments of a surgical access port system that comprises a retractor that is adapted for being coupled to a cap and that is particularly useful in natural orifice surgery are described. The retractor comprises an outer ring, wherein the outer ring is configured to be disposed proximate the natural orifice of the patient and substantially surround the orifice; a tubular body; and various stabilizing mechanisms surrounding the tubular body, sized and configured to stabilize and retain the retractor within the orifice. The stabilizing embodiments described herein are useful in all natural orifices and are of particular use in the vaginal surgery.
Claims18
A surgical access port system adapted for performing surgical procedures at a natural orifice comprising:
- a tubular body having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end,
- a retaining sleeve that comprises a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen,
- wherein the tubular body is disposed within the lumen of the retaining sleeve and is configured to move along the longitudinal axis of the retaining sleeve, and
- wherein the tubular body comprises a ratcheting mechanism that is configured to move the tubular body along the longitudinal axis of the retaining sleeve in a unidirectional manner, and
- one or more arms connected to the distal end of the retaining sleeve, wherein the one or more arms are movable from a closed position to an open position as the distal end of the tubular body engages the one or more arms.
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