Device and method of isolating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissue
AssigneeSpiration, Inc.
InventorBrandon James Shuman
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Abstract
The invention provides for treating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissue by isolating the deleterious tissue from blood, air, and fluid communication. The device includes two structures, each having a corresponding circumferential surface arranged to circumscribe the deleterious body tissue. When the first and second circumferential surfaces are brought together in an aligned relationship with the deleterious body tissue between the structures, the two circumferential surfaces co-act to isolate the deleterious body tissue from communication with the healthy body tissue. The deleterious tissue is resected according to the invention by allowing it to become ischemic and necrotic, or by excision.
Claims19
A device for isolating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissue from the healthy body tissue by limiting blood and fluid communication with the deleterious body tissue, the device comprising:
- a first structure, including a first circumferential surface arranged to circumscribe the deleterious body tissue;
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- a second structure, including a second circumferential surface corresponding to the first circumferential surface, and when the first and second circumferential surfaces are brought together in an aligned relationship with the deleterious body tissue between the first and second structures, the first and second circumferential surfaces co-act to isolate the deleterious body tissue from communication with the healthy body tissue.
A device for isolating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissue from the healthy body tissue by limiting blood and fluid communication with the deleterious body tissue, the device comprising:
- a first structure, including a first partial circumferential surface;
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- a second structure, including a second partial circumferential surface corresponding to the first circumferential surface, the first and second partial circumferential surfaces being arranged to encircle the deleterious body tissue when the first structure and the second structure are brought toward each other in a shearing manner, the first and second circumferential surfaces co-act to isolate the deleterious body tissue from the health body tissue.
A method of isolating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissue from the healthy body tissue by limiting blood and fluid communication with the deleterious body tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a device comprising:
- a first structure, including a first circumferential surface arranged to circumscribe the deleterious body tissue;
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- a second structure, including a second circumferential surface corresponding to the first circumferential surface;
- placing the deleterious body tissue to be isolated between the first circumferential surface and the second circumferential surface of the device;
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- bringing the first and second circumferential surfaces of the device together in an aligned relationship with the deleterious body tissue between the first and second structures, the first and second circumferential surfaces co-act to isolate the deleterious body tissue from communication with the healthy body tissue.
A device for isolating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissue from the healthy body tissue by limiting blood and fluid communication with the deleterious body tissue, the device comprising:
- confining means having at least two circumferential surfaces, the circumferential surfaces being arranged in combination to circumscribe the deleterious body tissue and to be brought together in an aligned, co-acting relationship to isolate the deleterious body tissue;
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- means arranged for maintaining the circumferential surfaces together with sufficient force that deleterious body tissue confined therein will be isolated from communication with healthy body tissue.
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