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US 2016/0287257 A1Published application
Positioning tool for anastomosis
AssigneeEasyNotes Ltd.
InventorsIzhak Fabian, Nir Altman, Steven Haas, Yoav Hirsch, Ran Mendclewicz
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Abstract
An assembly including a positioning tool that includes a probe affixed to a portion of a grasping tool, wherein a distal tip of the probe protrudes distally from the grasping tool a distance corresponding to a position for placing a magnet with the grasping tool.
Claims3
An assembly comprising:
- a positioning tool that comprises a probe affixed to a portion of a grasping tool, and a stomach anastomosis magnet that comprises a holding portion which is grasped by said grasping tool;
- wherein a distal tip of said probe protrudes distally beyond said stomach anastomosis magnet and said grasping tool a distance corresponding to a position for placing a magnet with said grasping tool.
A method comprising:
- delivering a first magnet to a place in a stomach by grasping said first magnet with a grasping tool, wherein a positioning tool that comprises a probe is affixed to a portion of said grasping tool;
- delivering a second magnet, either before or after delivery of said first magnet, to a place in an intestine past a pylorus, wherein a distal tip of said probe protrudes distally from said grasping tool a distance corresponding to a proper position for placing said first magnet in the stomach;
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- aligning said first and second magnets and releasing them so that magnetic forces attract said magnets together, compressing together walls of the intestine and the stomach for eventually forming an anastomosis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.