Surgical device and method for using same
AssigneeSuros Surgical Systems, Inc.
InventorsMichael E. Miller, Jake Flagle, Joseph L. Mark, Zachary R. Nicoson
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Abstract
A method of using a surgical system that includes an outer cannula is disclosed. The method includes removably mounting a surgical device to an adapter. The adapter is secured to a stage. The surgical device and adapter is positioned at a predetermined location for inserting the outer cannula toward a target site in a body. Once positioned in the body, the outer cannula is fired to the target site. At least one tissue sample is taken using the surgical device and tissue samples are harvested from the surgical device.
Claims25
A method of operating a surgical system that includes a surgical device having an outer cannula, comprising:
- configuring a remote valve between and in fluid communication with the surgical device and a pressure source;
- arranging the remote valve in a first position to fluidly connect the outer cannula to the pressure source, a pressure from the pressure source configured to cause the outer cannula to move to a pre-firing position;
- cocking the outer cannula of the surgical device internally into the pre-firing position by activating the remote valve to move a tissue receiving aperture disposed on the outer cannula proximally, the tissue receiving aperture extending through a sidewall of the outer cannula;
- arranging the remote valve in a second position to fluidly disconnect the outer cannula from the pressure source and cause the outer cannula to move distally from the pre-firing position to a fired position, wherein arranging the remote valve in the second position fluidly connects an inner cannula to the pressure source, the pressure from the pressure source configured to cause the inner cannula to move relative to the outer cannula;
- moving the inner cannula relative to the tissue receiving aperture while maintaining the outer cannula in substantially the fired position;
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- disconnecting the pressure source from both the inner cannula and the outer cannula when transitioning the remote valve between the first position and the second position.
A method of operating a surgical system that includes a surgical device having an outer cannula, comprising:
- cocking the outer cannula of the surgical device internally into a pre-firing position by activating a remote valve positioned between and in fluid communication with the surgical device and a pressure source;
- firing the outer cannula of the surgical device from the pre-firing position to a target site such that the outer cannula moves with respect to a housing portion of the surgical device;
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- disconnecting the pressure source from the surgical device so as to transition the remote valve between a first position connected to the pressure source when the outer cannula is in the pre-firing position, and a second position disconnected from the pressure source when the outer cannula is in a fired position.
A method of operating a surgical system that includes a surgical device having an outer cannula, comprising:
- activating a remote valve positioned between and in fluid communication with the surgical device and a pressure source;
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- transitioning the remote valve to disconnect the pressure source from the surgical device so that the outer cannula of the surgical device fires in a distal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.