INSTRUMENT PLACEMENT APPARATUS

摘要

A surgical apparatus for the placement of an instrument within a body cavity which comprises (i) a placement device including an elongate element (20) with an exposable tissue piercing tip (20b), a first coupler (46) adjacent to the tip, and a structure (22) for selectively exposing the tip; and (ii) an elongate instrument (40) for placement including a second coupler (44) adapted to be coupled to the first coupler (46) to effect an end to end coupling of the device and the instrument whereby said instrument is positioned within the body cavity. Preferably the instrument is a suprapubic instrument for placement within a bladder.