Device and method to prevent leakage
AssigneeSafeguard Surgical, Inc.
InventorsScott T. Kelley, Jill Kelley
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Abstract
Method and device to prevent leakage of an intestine during surgery. The device is a tubular straw like device formed as one piece and having a first end opening, a second end opening and a lumen extending through an entire length of the device. The device can include an enlarged diameter rim to provide a radial force against the intestine. The device is placed at an anastomotic site of two intestine portions and attached by adhesive. The device can be used to close off perforations of body lumens.
Claims20
A method to prevent leakage between at least two lumens of a patient's body during a resection surgery, the method comprising:
- resecting a portion of a colon of a patient during the resection surgery;
- during the resection surgery:
- applying an adhesive to each of a first lumen of a first colon portion and a second lumen of a second colon portion;
- attaching the second colon portion to the first colon portion to form an anastomotic site;
- and
- subsequent to applying the adhesive to each of the first lumen and the second lumen, positioning a sealing structure over the first lumen of the first colon portion and the second lumen of the second colon portion, wherein positioning the sealing structure over the first lumen of the first colon portion and the second lumen of the second colon portion forms a seal.
A method to seal a perforation in a body lumen, the method comprising:
- resecting a portion of the body lumen during a resection surgery into a first body lumen and a second body lumen;
- during the resection surgery:
- applying an adhesive to each of the first body lumen and the second body lumen;
- attaching the second body lumen to the first body lumen to form an anastomotic site;
- and
- subsequent to applying the adhesive to each of the first body lumen and the second body lumen, positioning a sealing structure over the first body lumen and the second body lumen, wherein positioning the sealing structure over the first body lumen and the second body lumen forms a seal.
A method to seal a perforation in a body lumen, the method comprising:
- applying an adhesive to each of a first body lumen and a second body lumen;
- attaching the second body lumen to the first body lumen to form an anastomotic site;
- and
- subsequent to applying the adhesive to each of the first body lumen and the second body lumen, positioning a sealing structure over the first body lumen and the second body lumen, wherein positioning the sealing structure over the first body lumen and the second body lumen forms a seal.
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