Surgical kit for repairing leaks in fluid carrying vessels and organs and method thereof
OwnerFrank H. Boehm JR., Benedetta Delorenzo Melnickinventors
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Abstract
A surgical kit for percutaneously repairing post-operative leaks in internal fluid carrying vessels and organs. The kit includes at least one syringe and at least one marker for placement on the body of the patient to mark the location of the leak. The syringe and marker are enclosed in a sterile package which includes a top cover and a bottom cover. A method for repairing a leak in a fluid carrying vessel or organ, such as the dura mater of the spinal cord, is also disclosed.
Claims25
A surgical kit for repairing a fluid leak in internal fluid carrying vessels and organs, comprising:
- at least one syringe having a needle;
- at least one container for carrying a bio-compatible fluid, said fluid serving to fill a breach in an internal fluid carrying vessel or organ;
- at least one marker for placement on a patient's body to mark the breach in the vessel or organ, the marker serving as a needle guide for the needle of the syringe to assist in placement of the needle adjacent the breach;
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- a package including a top cover and a bottom cover, said top and bottom cover forming a package containing the at least one syringe, the at least one container, and the at least one marker.
A surgical kit for repairing a fluid leak in internal fluid carrying vessels and organs, comprising:
- a syringe having a needle and containing a fluid for filling a breach in an internal fluid carrying vessel or organ;
- at lest one marker for placement on a patient's body to mark the breach in the vessel or organ, the marker serving as a needle guide for the syringe to assist in placement of the needle adjacent the breach;
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- a package including a top cover and bottom cover, said top and bottom cover forming a package containing the at least one syringe and the at least one marker.
A surgical kit for repairing a fluid leak in internal fluid carrying vessels and organs, comprising:
- a syringe having a needle for applying a fibrin glue material to a location adjacent a leak in an internal fluid carrying vessel or organ;
- at least one marker for placement on a patient's body to mark the location of the leak;
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- a package including a top cover and a bottom cover, said top and bottom cover forming a package containing the at least one syringe and the at least one marker.
A method for repairing a fluid leak in internal fluid carrying vessels and organs, comprising the steps of:
- determining that a leak has occurred in a fluid carrying vessel or organ;
- injecting a radiographic contrast agent into the fluid carrying vessel or organ;
- observing flow of the contrast agent using radiographic imaging to determine the location of the leak;
- placing a marker on the patient's body to mark the location of the leak;
- confirming the location of the leak with respect to the marker using radiographic imaging;
- providing a syringe having a needle and containing a fibrin glue material;
- inserting the needle into the patient's body through the marker;
- confirming the location of the distal tip of the needle of the syringe using radiographic imaging;
- and
- delivering the fibrin glue material to the location of the leak to seal the leak on the fluid carrying vessel or organ.
A method for repairing a CSF leak in the dura mater of the spinal cord, comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining that a leak has occurred;
- (b) determining the location of the leak;
- (c) placing a marker on the patient's body to mark the location of the leak;
- (d) providing a syringe having a needle and containing fibrin glue;
- (e) inserting the needle into the patient's body through the marker to the location of the leak;
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- (f) delivering the fibrin glue to the location of the leak to seal the leak in the dura mater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.