ASSISTED APPARATUS FOR ANASTOMOSIS AND METHOD THEREBY OF RECONNECTING THE URETHRA TO THE BLADDER AFTER REMOVAL OF THE PROSTATE DURING A PROSTATECTOMY
摘要
<p>An assisted anastomosis apparatus and a method thereby for reconnecting the urethral stump to the neck of the bladder after removal of the prostate during a prostatectomy, comprising two suture units, namely a urethral stump suturing unit (1a) and a bladder suturing unit (1b), at least a section of said urethral stump suturing unit (1a) has suitable dimensions to be introduced into a bladder neck and at least a section of said bladder suturing unit (1b) has suitable dimensions to be introduced into a urethral stump; such that each needle pulls the suture leading from its equivalent position on the urethral stump through the wall of the bladder neck.</p>
