Extraluminal Sealant Applicator And Method
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorMichael Bettuchi
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying sealant to a target tissue of a surgical site is provided. The apparatus includes a handle, conduit and an end effector. The handle has means configured and adapted for operating the end effector and dispensing biological sealant to the surgical site via the end effector. The conduit stores and/or carries sealant towards the end effector. The end effector is configured to clamp around a body organ or tissue and apply and confine biological sealant in a substantially uniform manner thereto.
Claims7
1-7. (canceled)
A method of performing an anastomosis of two luminal organs, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an applicator including:
- an end effector having two jaw members defining a pair of tissue-contacting surfaces and having a sealant-applying structure;
- and
- at least one conduit configured for conveying a sealant to the sealant-applying structure;
- positioning the jaw members of the applicator adjacent to and around a junction between the two luminal organs;
- approximating the jaws of the end effector to substantially surround the junction;
- and
- applying sealant to the junction between the two luminal organs via the end effector.
13-18. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.