A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/11 (2006.01) A61B 17/115 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/04 (2006.01) A61B 17/06 (2006.01) A61B 17/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2262993
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a surgical device for attaching a first hollow organ to a second hollow organ and creating a passageway therebetween. The device includes a first member comprising a first prong for entering a wall of the first hollow organ and a second prong for entering a wall of the second hollow organ. The prongs each have a proximal end which attaches to the first member and a distal end extending therefrom. The device further includes a second member having a plow for incising at feast one of the hollow organs so as to create a passageway between the hollow organs. The second member further includes a plurality of needle paths on either side of the plow for guiding a needle through the walls of the hollow organ on either side of the passageway. The device further includes a means for driving a needle, having a suture attached thereto, so as to attach the hollow organs together. Lastly, the device includes a frame for coupling the first member and the second member together in operational engagement.
Craft James A.
Flege John B. Jr.
Hamann David L.
Ladd Douglas N.
Lupton Renee J.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Ogilvy Renault Llp/s.e.n.c.r.l.,s.r.l.
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