Tools and method for manipulating organs in human body

A tool in combination with a pipe for manipulating tissue, comprising:

• a pipe;
• a manipulating rod adapted to be inserted into a body cavity of a patient through said pipe;
• a connecting wire having a first end fixed to a front end of said manipulating rod;
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• a stopper member adjacent said front end of said manipulating rod and fixed to a second end of said connecting wire, said stopper member being adapted to be held at a first position such that it is aligned with said manipulating rod in a straight line in an axial direction of the manipulating rod when the manipulating rod is inserted into the body cavity in said pipe, and said stopper member being adapted to be swung to a second position substantially perpendicular to the manipulating rod when the manipulating rod is projected outward from the body cavity, and said pipe and manipulating rod being adapted to permit the user to manipulate the stopper while inside the body cavity and to remove said pipe from over said manipulating rod while the stopper remains in the body cavity.

A method of manipulating tissue in a body cavity of a patient comprising:

• a first step of sticking a penetration needle into the body cavity of the patient and further into tissue therein;
• a second step of introducing pulling means into the tissue through a hollow portion of said penetration needle to hang up the tissue after said penetration needle is stuck therein;
• a third step of pulling the penetration needle from the body cavity of the patient while leaving said pulling means in the body cavity;
• a fourth step of inserting an outer portion of said pulling means, which is outside the body cavity of the patient, into a hollow portion of a manipulating means, guiding the manipulating means over the pulling means to insert the manipulating means into the body cavity of the patient, and positionally fixing the pulling means relative to the manipulating means;
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• a fifth step of manipulating said pulling means and said manipulating means to move the hung up tissue in a desired direction and hold the hung up tissue in a desired position.

A method of manipulating tissue in a body cavity of a patient comprising:

• a first step of sticking a penetration needle, which has a hollow portion, into the body cavity of the patient;
• a second step of inserting guide means into the body cavity through the hollow portion of said penetration needle;
• a third step of pressing tissue in the body cavity with a front end of said guide means to confirm a target portion of the tissue which is to be stuck by the penetration needle;
• a fourth step of sticking said penetration needle into the target portion of the living tissue;
• a fifth step of pulling said guide means outside the hollow portion of said penetration needle;
• a sixth step of introducing pulling means into the living tissue in the body cavity through the hollow portion of said penetration needle after the needle is stuck into the target portion of the tissue in the body cavity;
• a seventh step of pulling only the penetration needle outside the body cavity of the patient.