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US 2011/0218565 A1Published application
Balloon dissector with balloon tip cannula
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorChristopher J. Criscuolo
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Abstract
A combined balloon dissector with a balloon tip cannula is disclosed. The combined balloon dissector is configured and adapted to facilitate the formation of an anatomical space within the body. A method of using the combined balloon dissector is also disclosed.
Claims7
A surgical instrument comprising:
- a balloon tip cannula assembly including:
- a cannula housing having a proximal opening, and
- a cannula tube extending distally from the cannula housing;
- a balloon dissector assembly receivable through the proximal opening of the balloon tip cannula assembly, the balloon dissector assembly including:
- a dissector housing having a proximal opening,
- a dissector tube extending distally from the dissector housing, the dissector tube including a distal end, and
- a dissection balloon mounted on the distal end of the dissector tube;
- and
- an obturator including a distal tip, the distal tip of the obturator receivable through the proximal openings of the balloon tip cannula assembly and the balloon dissector, the obturator being separable and removable from the balloon tip cannula assembly after inflation of the dissection balloon.
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A method of performing a surgical procedure comprising:
- providing a combined balloon dissector including:
- a balloon dissector assembly including a dissector tube defining a passage and a dissection balloon having an interior and being affixed to a distal end of the dissector tube;
- an obturator insertable through the passage of the dissector tube and into the interior of the dissection balloon;
- a balloon tip cannula;
- inserting the combined balloon dissector into an opening within a body and into a body cavity;
- placing the combined balloon dissector at a desired location within the body cavity;
- inflating the dissection balloon;
- and
- removing the obturator from the dissector tube after inflation of the dissection balloon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.