Method for closing ressected uterine tissues
OwnerMitchell N. Essig, Peter J. Wilkinventors
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Abstract
In a method for closing a ressection in muscular tissues, distal ends of two surgical instruments are juxtaposed to a muscular organ on opposite sides thereof. The organ is compressed between the distal ends of the instruments by moving those distal ends towards one another. Subsequently, a tack is ejected from one instrument through the ressected region of the organ towards the other instrument so that an end of the tack projects beyond the organ. Then, a locking element is positioned on or attached to the projecting end of the tack. The entire operation can be performed laparoscopically, when the ressected organ is the uterus.
Claims19
A method for closing a ressection in internal muscular tissues, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a distal end portion of a first laparoscopic surgical instrument and a distal end portion of a second laparoscopic surgical instrument into a peritoneal or abdominal cavity of a patient through at least one trocar sleeve which traverses an abdominal wall of the patient;
- juxtaposing the distal end of said first laparoscopic surgical instrument to a muscular organ on one side of a ressected region of the organ;
- juxtaposing the distal end of said second laparoscopic surgical instrument to the organ on another side of said ressected region opposite said one side;
- compressing the organ between the distal ends of said first laparoscopic surgical instrument and said second laparoscopic surgical instrument;
- upon compression of the organ between said first laparoscopic surgical instrument and said second laparoscopic surgical instrument, ejecting a tack from said first laparoscopic surgical instrument through the ressected region of the organ towards said second laparoscopic surgical instrument so that an end of said tack projects beyond the organ;
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- positioning a locking element on the projecting end of said tack.
A surgical method for use in operating on a muscular organ, comprising the steps of:
- ressecting a region of a muscular organ;
- compressing a portion of the organ to close the ressected region thereof, said step of compressing including the steps of:
- juxtaposing a distal end of a first instrument to the organ on one side of said ressected region of the organ;
- juxtaposing a distal end of a second instrument to the organ on another side of said ressected region opposite said one side;
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- moving said first instrument and said second instrument towards one another;
- inserting a surgical tack through said portion of the organ;
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- positioning a locking element on an end of said tack projecting from said organ,
- said first instrument and said second instrument being laparoscopic instruments, further comprising the step of inserting the distal end portion of said first instrument and the distal end portion of said second instrument into a peritoneal or abdominal cavity through respective trocar sleeves which traverse an abdominal wall.
A method for closing an opening in internal tissues, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a distal end portion of a first laparoscopic surgical instrument and a distal end portion of a second laparoscopic surgical instrument into a peritoneal or abdominal cavity of a patient through at least one trocar sleeve which traverses an abdominal wall of the patient;
- juxtaposing the distal end of said first laparoscopic surgical instrument to an internal organ on one side thereof;
- juxtaposing the distal end of said second laparoscopic surgical instrument to the organ on another side thereof opposite said one side;
- compressing the organ between the distal ends of said first laparoscopic surgical instrument and said second laparoscopic surgical instrument;
- upon compression of the organ between said first laparoscopic surgical instrument and said second laparoscopic surgical instrument, ejecting a tack from said first laparoscopic surgical instrument through the organ towards said second laparoscopic surgical instrument so that an end of said tack projects beyond the organ;
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- positioning a locking element on the projecting end of said tack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.