Laparoscopic tube placement method
October 22, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3920023 Stomach intubation and catheter placement system Apparatus for suturing coeliac tissues Surgical fastener Percutaneous fixation of hollow organs Gastrostomy feeding device Chest tube device and method of inserting device Laparoscopic cannula Apparatus and method for laparoscopic implantation of anti-reflux prosthesis Method of positioning an enteral feeding tube within a patient's body InventorsApplicationNo. 780773 filed on 10/22/1991US Classes:604/506, Therapeutic material introduced or removed through a piercing conduit (e.g., trocar) inserted into body604/910GASTRONOMY FEEDING TUBES [A61J 15/00A]ExaminersPrimary: Hirsch, Paul J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61M 031/00AbstractA method of placing a tube through a body wall into a hollow body organ is provided. The method includes performing a laparoscopy, inserting a plurality of retraction device introducers through the body wall, fixing a like plurality of retraction devices to the body wall by means of the retraction device introducers, fixing the body organ to the interior surface of the body wall and inserting a tube through the body wall into the organ; and fixing the tube to the organ. In two applications, the method may be used with gastrostomy or jejunostomy.Other References
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