Apparatus and methods for protecting adjacent structures during the insertion of a surgical instrument into a tubular organ

a technology of adjacent structures and staplers, which is applied in the field of surgical staplers, can solve the problems of tissue “bunching”, inability of grasper arms to effectively retain tissue in position, and lengthen the time required to complete the surgical procedur

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-02-02
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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[0011]In accordance with a general aspect of various non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a surgical instrument comprising a protective member for protecting tissues and structures adjacent to a tubular organ during performance of a surgical procedure on a portion of the tubular organ. In variou

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Such procedures and devices require the surgeon to install two purse string sutures which lengthens the time required to complete the surgical procedure.
In addition, such procedures may at times cause tiss

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[0078]The Applicant of the present application also owns the U.S. patent applications identified below which were filed on even date herewith and which are each herein incorporated by reference in their respective entirety:

[0079]U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, entitled “Surgical Circular Stapler With Tissue Retention Arrangements”, Attorney Docket No. END6741USNP / 100065;

[0080]U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, entitled “Tissue Acquisition Arrangements and Methods For Surgical Stapling Devices”, Attorney Docket No. END6739USNP / 100063;

[0081]U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, entitled “Transwall Visualization Arrangements and Methods For Surgical Circular Staplers”, Attorney Docket No. END6738USNP / 100062; and

[0082]U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, entitled “Circular Stapling Instruments With Secondary Cutting Arrangements and Methods of Using Same”, Attorney Docket No. END6740USNP / 100064.

[0083]Certain exemplary embodiments will now be described to provide an...

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A device for protecting tissues and structures adjacent to a tubular organ during performance of a surgical procedure on a portion of the tubular organ. Various embodiments may comprise a member that may be deployed through a surgical instrument in a first configuration and expanded to a second configuration such that when in the second configuration, the protective member may extend substantially around an outer circumference of the portion of the tubular organ.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to surgical staplers, and more particularly, to devices and methods for holding and / or protecting tissue adjacent to the stapler head of a circular stapler.BACKGROUND[0002]In certain types of surgical procedures, the use of surgical staples has become the preferred method of joining tissue and, as such, specially configured surgical staplers have been developed for these applications. For example, intra-luminal or circular staplers have been developed for use in surgical procedures involving the lower colon wherein sections of the lower colon are joined together after a diseased portion has been excised. Circular staplers useful for performing such procedures are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,104,025; 5,205,459; 5,285,945; and 5,309,927 which are each herein incorporated by reference in their respective entireties.[0003]In general, a conventional circular stapler typically consists of an elongated shaf...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B17/00
CPCA61B17/0218A61B2019/5466A61B17/3421A61B2017/00057A61B2017/00115A61B2017/00349A61B2017/00473A61B2017/00876A61B2017/0225A61B2017/07285A61B2019/4027A61B2019/461A61B2019/4805A61B2019/481A61B2019/521A61B17/1155A61B17/1114A61B17/115A61B17/320016A61B17/3431A61B2017/00128A61B2017/00867A61B2017/07214A61B2017/07257A61B2017/1132A61B2017/22034A61B2017/2943A61B2017/320052A61B2090/0427A61B2090/061A61B2090/0801A61B2090/08021A61B2090/0807A61B2090/0816A61B2090/309A61B2090/3912A61B2090/3945A61B2090/3966
Inventor SHELTON, IV, FREDERICK E.WILLIS, JOHN W.LEVAC, ROBBIE D.
Owner ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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