Device and associated method for use in the treatment of hemorrhoids

摘要

A medical device for use in hemorrhoid treatment is an elongate unitary body having a conical portion at one end and a cylindrical portion at an opposite end. The cylindrical portion is truncated along a longitudinal plane to provide the cylindrical portion with a planar outer surface area extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body. A coupling structure is provided on a side of the cylindrical portion opposite the conical portion for releasably attaching the body to a band-holding cylinder of a hemorrhoid ligator.

主权项

1. A medical device comprising an elongate body having a conical portion at one end and a cylindrical portion at an opposite end, said cylindrical portion being truncated along a longitudinal plane to provide said cylindrical portion with a planar outer surface area or flat extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of said body, said planar outer surface area or flat forming a contact surface for a ligation band wherein a user's finger or thumb contacts the ligation band over said planar outer surface or flat to push said ligation band away from said conical portion, a coupling structure being provided on a side of said cylindrical portion opposite said conical portion for releasably attaching said body to a band-holding cylinder of a hemorrhoid ligator.