Laparoscopic device insertion cannula
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorsPierre Fridez, Julien Rion, Fabien Kagi, Vernon L. Vincent
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a laparoscopic device insertion cannula (“LDIC”). The LDIC can be configured to store a surgical implant and can be formed from a hollow cylindrically shaped tube including a tapered closed tip at a distal end and a cap at a proximal end. The hollow tube can also include an opening adjacent the distal end. The opening can be covered, for example, by a flexible window. The flexible window can include a slit from which the surgical implant can be extracted from the LDIC. The surgical implant can be, for example, a gastric band.
Claims20
A laparoscopic device insertion cannula for holding a gastric band, comprising:
- a hollow tube including a distal end, a proximal end, and a tapered tip located at the distal end, the hollow tube defining an opening adjacent to the distal end and configured to hold the gastric band;
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- a flexible window covering the opening and having a slit to allow the gastric band to be removed from inside the hollow tube.
A surgical implant package comprising:
- a sterilized package;
- a laparoscopic device insertion cannula including
- a hollow tube located in the sterilized package having a distal end, a proximal end, and a tapered tip located at the distal end, the hollow tube defining an opening adjacent to the distal end;
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- a surgical implant located within the hollow tube.
A method for implanting a surgical implant in a patient's abdomen comprising:
- inserting a laparoscopic device insertion cannula into a patient's abdominal wall;
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- extracting a surgical implant from an opening in the laparoscopic device insertion cannula.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.