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EP0246836A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Visceral anchor

Assignee: Cook Inc
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Filing: 1987-05-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-05-18
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Abstract

Abstract A visceral anchor and method for visceral wall mobilization is disclosed. The visceral anchor includes an elongated cross bar to which a suture is attached at a location substantially in the center of the cross bar. The cross bar further includes a helical spring sheath which jackets a rigid rod, the sheath extending beyond the ends of the rod to form flexible ends. An alternative embodiment includes a second suture attached to one of the ends of the cross bar. The sutures are used for orienting the anchor during insertion into and removal from a hollow viscus. The method of visceral wall mobilization includes providing a tract through the skin into a hollow intra-abdominal viscus and inserting the anchor into the viscus lumen. The sutures extend through the tract and the unattached ends remain on the outside of the body. The center suture is pulled to orient the anchor for mobilization of the visceral wall. The end suture is pulled to orient the anchor for removal.

Inventors

  • 👤 Constantin Cope

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 16:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M27/00; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/0401; A61B2017/0446; A61B2017/0448; A61B2017/0454; A61B2017/0464

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 48 words
A visceral anchor comprising: a biocompatible elongated cross bar having opposite ends; and a flexible biocompatible suture having a first attached end and a second unattached end, the first attached end being attached to said cross bar at a location substantially in the center of said cross bar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 48 words
A visceral anchor comprising: a biocompatible elongated cross bar having opposite ends; and a flexible biocompatible suture having a first attached end and a second unattached end, the first attached end being attached to said cross bar at a location substantially in the center of said cross bar.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 40 words
The visceral anchor of Claim 1 and further comprising: a second flexible biocompatible suture having a third attached end and a fourth unattached end, the third attached end being attached to one of the opposite ends of said cross bar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
The visceral anchor of Claim 1 or 2, in which: the opposite ends of said cross bar are flexible, there being interposed between the flexible ends a rigid center portion, the first attached end being attached to the center portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 43 words
The visceral anchor of Claim 1, 2 or 3 and further comprising: a second flexible biocompatible suture having a third attached end and a fourth unattached end, the third attached end being attached to one of the opposite ends of said cross bar.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 46 words
The visceral anchor of Claim 1, 2,3, or 4 in which: said cross bar comprises a biocompatible rigid rod and a biocompatible helical spring sheath, the rod being jacketed by the sheath, the sheath extending beyond both ends of the rod to form said flexible ends.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
The visceral anchor of Claim 5 in which: the cross bar opposite ends include epoxy material at their outermost points, the epoxy being bonded to the helical spring sheath.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 33 words
The visceral anchor of any preceding claim in which: said first suture and said second suture are of unitary construction, the first attached end and third attached end being connected beneath the sheath.

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