Method and instruments for treating gerd
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
A biocompatible implant for a method of treating a reflux disease in a patient by preventing the cardia sphincter from sliding through the patient's diaphragm hiatus opening into the patient's thorax, so as to maintain a pressure support from the patient's abdomen that supports the patient's cardia sphincter. The biocompatible implant has a rigid shape, a circumference of at least 15 mm and is configured to be introduced into the patent's abdomen through a trocar, be fully invaginatable in the patient's fundus wall, and function as an implantable movement restricting device preventing the cardia sphincter from sliding through the patient's diaphragm, when implanted.
Claims21
A method of treating a reflux disease in a patient by implanting a movement restriction device that, when implanted in a patient, restricts the movement of the stomach notch in relation to the diaphragm muscle preventing the cardia to slide up through the diaphragm hiatus opening, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a needle or a tube like instrument into the abdomen of the patient's body;
- using the needle or tube like instrument to fill the patient's abdomen with gas;
- placing at least two laparoscopic trocars in the patient's body;
- inserting a camera through one of the laparoscopic trocars into the patient's abdomen,
- inserting at least one dissecting tool through one of said at least two laparoscopic trocars;
- dissecting an area of the stomach;
- introducing the device into the abdominal cavity;
- placing the device on the outside of the stomach fundus wall;
- creating a pouch in the stomach fundus wall for the device;
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- in-vaginating the device in the pouch by providing sutures or staples to the stomach fundus wall, thereby preventing the cardia from sliding through the patient's diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax, so as to maintain the pressure support from the patient's abdomen that supports the patient's cardia sphincter muscle.
A method of treating a reflux disease in a patient by implanting a movement restriction device that, when implanted in a patient, restricts the movement of the stomach notch in relation to the diaphragm muscle preventing the cardia to slide up through the diaphragm hiatus opening, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a needle or a tube like instrument into the abdomen of the patient's body;
- using the needle or tube like instrument to fill the patient's abdomen with gas;
- placing at least two laparoscopic trocars in the patient's body;
- inserting a camera through one of the laparoscopic trocars into the patient's abdomen;
- inserting at least one dissecting tool through one of said at least two laparoscopic trocars;
- dissecting an area of the stomach;
- creating a hole in the stomach fundus wall;
- introducing a device into the abdominal cavity;
- introducing the device through the hole and into the stomach;
- placing the device on the inside of the stomach fundus wall;
- creating a pouch on the outside of the stomach cavity for the device placed on the inside of the stomach fundus wall, and
- in-vaginating the device in the pouch by providing sutures or staples to the stomach fundus wall, preventing the cardia from sliding through the patient's diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax, so as to maintain the supporting pressure from the patient's abdomen that supports the patient's cardia sphincter muscle.
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