DEVICES AND METHODS FACILITATING SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY AND OTHER PROCEDURES

摘要

A device for use in bariatric surgery includes a flexible hollow tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end and defines a channel therebetween. A series of openings is defined in a distal portion of the tube allowing for fixation of tissue using suction. A flexible member has an initial position disposed alongside the tube and is deployable to a subsequent position in which the flexible member engages a greater curvature of a stomach. The flexible member is configured to be deployable to automatically assume a shape of a greater curvature of a stomach. The flexible member includes a bulging region and a tapering region when deployed. The flexible member is releasably attached to the distal end of the tube.

主权项

1. A medical device, comprising:
a flexible hollow tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end and defining a channel therebetween, a series of openings being defined in a distal portion of the tube allowing for fixation of tissue using suction; a flexible member having an initial position disposed alongside the tube and being deployable to a subsequent position in which the flexible member engages a greater curvature of a stomach, the application of suction placing the tube along a lesser curvature of a stomach, fixing anterior and posterior walls of a stomach, and preventing their movement, the tube being visible under stomach tissue, the flexible member being configured to be deployable to automatically assume a shape of a greater curvature of a stomach, the flexible member including a bulging region and a tapering region when deployed, wherein the flexible member includes at least one illumination device.