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US 2007/0185507 A1Published application
Surgical marker/connector and method of installation
OwnerHelmut Schreiber, Albert Santilliinventors
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A surgical marker/connector in the form of a ring made of a shape memory alloy such as NITINOL is suitable for laparoscopic installation in a patient's body. The ring preferably includes a plurality of small suture attachments in the form of loops that are disposed on the periphery of the ring and which lie in a plane that includes the ring itself. The loops are large enough to receive sutures which, in turn, can be used to connect the ring to a portion of a patient's body, or to connect separate portions of a patient's body to each other using the marker/connector as an intermediate connector. Prior to installation, the ring can be wrapped tightly about an elongate member such as a mandrel, which than can be inserted into the patient's body through a trochar or cannula. After insertion, the ring will change temperature and resume its original configuration where it can be sutured in place as desired.
A surgical marker/connector, comprising a ring made of a shape memory alloy.
A surgical marker/connector, comprising a circular ring lying in a plane having a plurality of suture attachments in the form of small, generally elliptical loops disposed about its periphery, the loops being disposed about the outer periphery of the ring and lying in the same plane as the ring, the ring and the loops being made from a shape memory alloy having a relax temperature of about 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
A method of fluoroscopically marking the location of an area of surgical interest of a patient and/or joining two portions of a patient's body together, comprising the steps of:
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