A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
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A61B 17/02 (2006.01) A61B 1/313 (2006.01) A61B 17/44 (2006.01) A61B 17/30 (2006.01) A61B 17/34 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2144462
A method and apparatus for lifting an abdominal wall during laparoscopic diagnostic and surgical procedures. The surgical lift device includes a gripping portion for contacting and holding an external skin surface adjacent the abdominal wall. The gripping portion is selectively detachable from the skin surface. The device further includes a lifting portion that extends outwardly from the gripping portion. In accordance with alternative embodiments, the gripping portion may comprise an adhesive sheet or a suction member and the lifting portion may comprise a wire member or a portion of a hook and loop-type fastener.
Failla Stephen J.
Kinet Jean-Pierre
Marie Frederic
Ortiz Mark S.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Swabey Ogilvy Renault
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