Surgical marker/connector
OwnerHelmut Schreiber, Albert N. Santilliinventors
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Abstract
A surgical marker/connector in the form of a ring includes a plurality of small suture attachments that are disposed about the ring. The suture attachments preferably are in the form of loops that lie in a plane that includes the ring itself. The loops are large enough to receive sutures which, in turn, can be used to connect the ring to a portion of a patient's body, or to connect separate portions of a patient's body to each other using the marker/connector as an intermediate connector. At least a portion of the marker/connector is made of a material that can be observed by fluoroscopic examination.
Claims12
A surgical implant and marker/connector for installation in a patient, consisting of:
- a closed, thin ring of fixed dimensions lying substantially in a single plane and having an absence of hooks or barbs, the ring being made of a biocompatible material suitable for fluoroscopic marking and having a strength suitable for connecting tissue in the intestinal region of the patient;
- the ring having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the inner diameter defining an opening of a size and shape suitable for being pierced by an endoscope or a trochar when the ring is installed in a patient;
- a plurality of suture attachments disposed equidistantly about the periphery of the ring and lying in the plane in which the ring lies, the suture attachments being disposed on the inner diameter of the ring, the outer diameter of the ring, forming a portion of the ring, or combinations thereof;
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- the suture attachments being in the form of small loops, each loop defining an opening of a size and shape through which a needle and suture can be passed, the area of each of the loops being substantially smaller than the area of the opening defined by the inner diameter of the ring.
A surgical implant and marker/connector for installation in a patient, consisting of:
- a closed, thin ring of fixed dimensions lying substantially in a single plane and having an absence of hooks or barbs, the ring being made of a biocompatible material suitable for fluoroscopic marking and having a strength suitable for connecting tissue in the intestinal region of the patient;
- the ring having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the inner diameter defining a generally circular opening having an area of approximately 0.785 square inch
- six suture attachments disposed equidistantly about the periphery of the ring and lying in the plane in which the ring lies, the suture attachments being disposed on the inner diameter of the ring, the outer diameter of the ring, forming a portion of the ring, or combinations thereof;
- the suture attachments being in the form of generally elliptical loops each defining an opening having an area of approximately 0.0785 square inch;
- the ring and the loops having a width and a thickness, the thickness being approximately 0.0085 inch and the width being approximately 0.010 inch;
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- the ring and the suture attachments being made of the same material, the material being selected from the group consisting of stainless steel and alloys thereof and titanium and alloys thereof.
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