WO2004000136A3 - Method and apparatus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve Download PDF

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WO2004000136A3
WO2004000136A3 PCT/US2003/011692 US0311692W WO2004000136A3 WO 2004000136 A3 WO2004000136 A3 WO 2004000136A3 US 0311692 W US0311692 W US 0311692W WO 2004000136 A3 WO2004000136 A3 WO 2004000136A3
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tubular body
pair
inner tube
anchoring sleeve
sleeve portion
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Scott Manzo
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Tyco Healthcare
Scott Manzo
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Priority to DE60335720T priority patent/DE60335720D1/en
Priority to US10/514,774 priority patent/US7520883B2/en
Publication of WO2004000136A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004000136A2/en
Publication of WO2004000136A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004000136A3/en
Priority to US12/404,667 priority patent/US8109950B2/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/11—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
    • A61B17/115—Staplers for performing anastomosis in a single operation
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0469—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/11—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/064—Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00238—Type of minimally invasive operation
    • A61B2017/00274—Prostate operation, e.g. prostatectomy, turp, bhp treatment
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0469—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
    • A61B2017/0472—Multiple-needled, e.g. double-needled, instruments
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B2017/06057—Double-armed sutures, i.e. sutures having a needle attached to each end
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/11—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
    • A61B2017/1103—Approximator
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/11—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
    • A61B2017/1135—End-to-side connections, e.g. T- or Y-connections
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/34—Trocars; Puncturing needles
    • A61B2017/348—Means for supporting the trocar against the body or retaining the trocar inside the body
    • A61B2017/3482—Means for supporting the trocar against the body or retaining the trocar inside the body inside
    • A61B2017/3484—Anchoring means, e.g. spreading-out umbrella-like structure
    • A61B2017/3488—Fixation to inner organ or inner body tissue
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00315—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body for treatment of particular body parts
    • A61B2018/00547—Prostate

Abstract

Apparatus for performing a surgical anastomosis are disclosed. The apparatus include a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, an onion sleeve portion formed near the distal end of the tubular body and an inner tube disposed within the tubular body. The inner tube includes at least one pair of longitudinally aligned needle passages formed below the onion sleeve portion of the tubular body. The apparatus further includes at least one needle assembly disposed within the at least one pair of longitudinally aligned needle passages and a firing assembly operatively coupled to the proximal end of the tubular body. The firing assembly is configured and adapted to eject the pair of needles from the apparatus.
PCT/US2003/011692 2002-06-20 2003-04-16 Method and apparatus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve WO2004000136A2 (en)

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AU2003237077A AU2003237077A1 (en) 2002-06-20 2003-04-16 Method and apparatus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve
EP03736464A EP1524941B1 (en) 2002-06-20 2003-04-16 Apparatus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve
DE60335720T DE60335720D1 (en) 2002-06-20 2003-04-16 Device for anastomosis with an anchoring sleeve
US10/514,774 US7520883B2 (en) 2002-06-20 2003-04-16 Method and apparatus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve
US12/404,667 US8109950B2 (en) 2002-06-20 2009-03-16 Method and apparatus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve

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