A surgical device for transanally accessing the rectum of a patient
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
- Publication Date
- 2011-06-22
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates generally to surgical instruments and methods for the transanal treatment of tissue lesions, such as rectal cancer, benign tumors, polyps, or isolated anal ulcers of the rectal mucosa, and more particularly to a surgical instrument and method that can be accessed transanally for use by means of an arcuate incision A stapler (so-called CCS) is a surgical device and method for performing transanal treatments such as superficial or total thickness resections of lesions at a target site remote from the anal verge of a patient. Background technique
[0002] Known transanal access systems include circular anal dilators, obturators and anoscopes having smoothly tapered or arched ends to facilitate transanal delivery of circular anal dilators, such as is a so-called purse-string suture anoscope (PSA) that can be inserted into the rectum through a circular anal dilator. A purse-string suture anoscope (PSA) has the shape of a porti...