Endoluminal treatment method and associated surgical assembly including tissue occlusion device
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorGregory Piskun
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Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a hollow member having a sidewall provided with a window and a closure member movably connected to the hollow member for alternately covering and uncovering the window. The hollow member has a first clamping surface along an edge of the window, while the closure member has a second clamping surface opposing the first clamping surface and disposable substantially adjacent thereto in a clamping or closure configuration of the instrument. The instrument additionally comprises a tissue occlusion component mounted to at least one of the hollow member and the closure member for acting on tissues gripped between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, to couple the tissues to each other.
Claims19
An anoscope for treating a hemorrhoid in a patient comprising:
- a hollow member defining a channel and having an open proximal end and a closed distal end configured for insertion into a patient, the body defining a window and having a first clamping surface positioned along an edge of the window;
- a closure member movably connected to the hollow member, the closure member being movable between a first position uncovering the window and a second position at least partially covering the window, the closure member having a second clamping surface opposing the first clamping surface such that the closure member is movable from the first position towards the second position to grip tissue protruding through the window between the first and second clamping surfaces;
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- a tissue occlusion component mounted to at least one of the hollow member and the closure member, the tissue occlusion component being configured to act on tissue protruding through the window and gripped between the first and second clamping surfaces to occlude the tissue without cutting through the tissue;
- wherein the hollow member includes a handle having a first handgrip and the closure member includes a second handgrip, the first handgrip being movable in relation to the second handgrip to move the closure member between the first and second positions.
An anoscope for treating a hemorrhoid in a patient comprising:
- a body defining a channel and having an open proximal end and a closed distal end configured for insertion into a patient, the body defining a side window and having a first clamping surface positioned along an edge of the window, the body including a proximal handle including a first handgrip;
- a closure member movably connected to the body, the closure member being movable between a first position uncovering the window and a second position at least partially covering the window, the closure member having a second clamping surface opposing the first clamping surface such that the closure member is movable from the first position towards the second position to grip tissue protruding through the window between the first and second clamping surfaces, the closure member including a second handgrip extending parallel to the first handgrip, the second handgrip being movable in relation to the first handgrip to move the closure member between the first and second positions;
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- a tissue occlusion component mounted to at least one of the hollow member and the closure member, the tissue occlusion component being configured to act on tissue protruding through the window and gripped between the first and second clamping surfaces to occlude the tissue without cutting through the tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.