Adhesive applicator
AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorsJames Walden Voegele, Mark S. Ortiz, Fredrick E. Shelton, IV
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a liquid substance comprises a bulb portion, a cannulated shaft in fluid communication with the bulb portion, and a swab portion in fluid communication with the cannulated shaft. The bulb portion comprises a capsule. The capsule comprises a liquid substance. The bulb portion further comprises a valve operable to control the flow of a medium through the bulb portion. The bulb portion is operable to rupture the capsule to release the liquid substance. The cannulated shaft is dimensioned to extend percutaneously into a patient. The swab portion is operable to apply the liquid substance. The apparatus may be used to percutaneously apply adhesives to tissue, such as through a trocar or other cannulated member.
Claims17
An apparatus for applying a liquid substance, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a trocar;
- (b) a container portion, wherein the container portion comprises:
- (i) a capsule, wherein the capsule comprises a liquid substance, and
- (ii) a valve operable to control the flow of a medium through the bulb portion, wherein the container portion is operable to rupture the capsule to release the liquid substance from the capsule;
- (c) a cannula member disposed within the trocar;
- (d) a cannulated shaft disposed within the cannula member and in fluid communication with the container portion, wherein the cannulated shaft is dimensioned to extend percutaneously into a patient;
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- (c) a swab portion, wherein the swab portion is in fluid communication with the cannulated shaft, wherein the swab portion is operable to apply the liquid substance.
A method of applying a liquid substance to tissue, the method comprising:
- (a) providing an applicator, wherein the applicator comprises:
- (i) a bulb portion, wherein the bulb portion comprises a capsule, wherein the capsule comprises a liquid substance, and a valve operable to control the flow of a medium through the bulb portion,
- (ii) a trocar;
- (iii) a cannula member disposed within the trocar;
- (ii) a cannulated shaft disposed within the cannula member and in fluid communication with the bulb portion, wherein the cannulated shaft is dimensioned to extend percutaneously into a patient, and a swab portion, wherein the swab portion is in fluid communication with the cannulated shaft, wherein the swab portion is operable to apply the liquid substance;
- (b) inserting a distal portion of the applicator percutaneously into a patient;
- (c) rupturing the capsule to release the liquid substance;
- (d) positioning the swab portion adjacent to tissue;
- (e) communicating the liquid substance through the cannulated shaft to the swab portion;
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- (f) applying the liquid substance to the adjacent tissue with the swab portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.