Organ/tissue dissection basin system
OwnerLeslie Charles Olson, Andrew Stephen Ouderkirk Malcolminventors
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Abstract
A basin system is provided comprising a basin, a tissue supporting plate, a platform ring and a suspension rod, the basin system configured to permit a single clinician to effectively and accurately perform the dissection with minimal movement of the resected tissue within the basin system, wherein the platform ring and the suspension rod each comprise a plurality of grooves, permitting a clinician to secure resected tissue within the basin system and tie it down in three dimensions.
Claims5
A system for the stabilized dissection of resected tissue, including organs, the system configured to stabilize the resected tissue so that a single clinician may employ the system to effectively and accurately perform the dissection with minimal movement of the resected tissue, the system comprising:
- a basin serving as a system base upon which dissection may take place;
- the basin comprising a generally annular rim configuration;
- a tissue supporting plate configured in shape and size to accommodate in a semi-confined manner one or more particular categories of resected tissue, including organs;
- the plate further configured to securely fit within the basin in a stable manner during use;
- a platform ring having a generally annular configuration, the platform ring comprising a generally flat flanged portion and a generally cylindrical collar portion, the collar portion configured to fit within the interior of the basin rim while the flanged portion is configured to rest upon the basin rim and extend radially outwardly, the platform ring further comprising a plurality of grooves spaced radially about the outer profile of the platform ring flange;
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- a suspension rod configured to be secured within the system so that at least a first portion of the suspension rod may be positioned so as to extend generally horizontally above and across the top of the platform ring when the system is in use, the suspension rod comprising a plurality of grooves within the first portion, the suspension rod further comprising a second portion for mounting the suspension rod within the system in a secure yet adjustable manner, whereby the suspension rod may be securely adjusted for static positioning in one of a number of positions defined by both a height of the first portion above the platform ring and an angular position relative to the center of the tissue supporting plate;
- wherein, when in use, a clinician may orient both the platform ring and the first portion of the suspension rod relative to the tissue supporting plate and, using sutures securely applied to the tissue and to the grooves on the platform ring and at least one groove on the first portion of the suspension rod, secure the tissue in a stable minimally-movable position to permit accurate and controlled dissection.
A method of stabilizing resected tissue for dissection, the method comprising employing a basin system comprising a basin, a tissue supporting plate, a platform ring and a suspension rod, the basin system configured to permit a single clinician to effectively and accurately perform the dissection with minimal movement of the resected tissue within the basin system, the method comprising:
- setting with the basin comprising a generally annular rim a tissue supporting plate configured in shape and size to accommodate in a semi-confined manner one or more particular categories of resected tissue, including organs;
- filling the basin with iced saline solution;
- floating within the iced saline solution a bag filled with resected tissue and preserving fluid;
- opening up the bag and draping the edges of the bag over the upper annular rim of the basin;
- placing the platform ring of the basin system on top of the draped edges and the annular rim of the basin, wherein the platform ring comprises a plurality of grooves;
- adjusting the suspension rod both in height and rotational position relative to the tissue supporting plate, wherein the suspension rod comprises a plurality of grooves;
- securing a portion of the resected tissue within the basin system with a plurality of sutures so that such plurality of sutures has a free end;
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- securing each free end within at least two grooves of the platform ring and at least one groove of the suspension rod, thereby securing the resected tissue in a confined and secured manner sufficient to permit the clinician to perform more accurate and effective dissection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.