Surgery – Internal organ support or sling
Patent
1992-08-17
1994-01-18
Isabella, David
Surgery
Internal organ support or sling
606110, 606113, 606114, A61F 1300
Patent
active
052795390
ABSTRACT:
A medical device is disclosed for enclosing an internal bodily organ or tissue during surgery. The device is a surgical pouch with two drawstrings. The first drawstring is made up of a resilient, wire-like thread for keeping the mouth of the pouch open during use, and is detachable from the pouch. The second drawstring is intended to cinch the mouth of the pouch closed after the organ or tissue is enclosed and the first drawstring is detached. It is composed of a compliant, bioabsorbable thread.
A method of reducing or preventing post-operative ovarian adhesions is also disclosed. The method involves placing a bioabsorbable surgical pouch, especially the surgical pouch of this invention, over an ovary after a surgical procedure, and then cinching the mouth of the pouch closed to isolate the ovary from surrounding bodily tissue.
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Bohan John
Cunningham Timothy J.
Kammerer Gene W.
Brittingham Debra S.
Ethicon Inc.
Goodwin Matthew S.
Isabella David
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