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AssigneeGynaecologIQ B.V.
InventorsCoen Dirk-Jan Dijkman, Johannes Franciscus Marinus Remmerswaal, Sebastiaan Veersema
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Surgical instrument and method for the removal of tension in a continuous portion of tissue. In order to prevent the further tear of tissue under tension when making an initial incision, it is proposed that the initial incision is made not at the edge of the tissue portion but at a point further along the tissue portion, preferably at the end point of the intended separation. From that point, the separation is made towards the edge of the tissue portion. The initial separation can be performed by way of incision, perforation and the like. To this end, a surgical instrument is proposed that, for example, can be provided with a cutting blade that is inclined at an angle in such a manner that when the blade is moved towards the opposing support member between which the tissue is held, the tissue is cut from the free end of the blade.
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A surgical instrument for the removal of tension in a continuous portion of tissue, comprising, when in use, a U-shaped member with two opposing legs, wherein the space between said legs of said U member is embodied to receive a portion of tissue, wherein one of the legs of said U-shaped member is provided with an operative tissue-perforating member within said space between said legs, and the other of said legs is provided with a tissue supporting member, wherein the perforating member can be moved towards said supporting member, wherein said legs can be actuated to move towards each other, wherein one of said legs on the side facing away from the space between said legs is provided with a comb for defining a finger accommodation on both sides thereof.
A method for episiotomy through the removal of the tension in a continuous portion of tissue by separating a portion thereof from the edge of said tissue portion to a certain point thereof, wherein said separation comprises a clear-cut separation by applying pressure from one side of said tissue portion and by supporting the other side thereof, wherein said separation comprises an initial separation procedure and a subsequent further separation procedure, wherein said initial separation procedure comprises separation at said particular point.
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