Laparoscopic surgical staple system
OwnerFrank Sewell, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A laparoscopic surgical staple system comprises a staple, a staple extractor, and methods of applying and extracting such staples. The staples of the present invention are visible through a limited viewport, such as a trocar, and include an extraction member which forms a substantially closed hole through which a hook can be inserted. The staple extractor of the present invention includes a mechanism for grasping and pulling to remove the staple from body tissue, and a hook which can receive and hold multiple staples. The staples are applied by a device which is capable of inserting the staple's legs into a patient's body tissue. Staples are extracted using methods which allow multiple staples to be removed in a single, quick laparoscopic procedure and which reduce the risk of infection to the patient.
Claims10
A surgical staple extractor comprising means for grasping and pulling a surgical staple from body tissue, the improvement comprising:
- a hook capable of holding multiple surgical staples located proximate the grasping means, such that the hook may hook the staple to be extracted such that the extracted staple remains hooked on the hook after extracting the staple.
A method for extracting multiple staples from internal body tissue comprising:
- providing a staple extractor,
- providing a hook capable of receiving multiple staples,
- positioning the hook adjacent the internal body tissue to the surgical site where the staples are located,
- extracting each staple and placing the staple on the hook,
- simultaneously removing multiple staples from the surgical site on the hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.