Tissue conveyor for use in gastric reduction surgery and...

Details Tissue conveyor for use in gastric reduction surgery and... Tissue conveyor for use in gastric reduction surgery and...

2011-01-04

2011-01-04

Truong, Kevin T (Department: 3734)

Surgery

Instruments

Forceps

Reexamination Certificate

active

07862581

ABSTRACT:
A tissue conveyor includes a conveyor body having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end includes a handle allowing for operator control of an end effector located at the distal end. The end effector includes a grasper assembly composed of a first jaw bar and a second jaw bar connected by a support base to define a cavity into which tissue is drawn. A first conveyor member is positioned upon the first jaw bar for movement along an internal surface of the first jaw bar and a second conveyor member is positioned upon the second jaw bar for movement along an internal surface of the second jaw bar. The method for creating a tissue fold includes positioning a tissue conveyor adjacent tissue, pushing the respective first jaw bar and the second jaw bar into the tissue in the area where a fold is desired, and pulling the first conveyor member and the second conveyor member proximally to draw the first and second conveyor members and tissue into a cavity defined by the first jaw bar and the second jaw bar to create a tissue fold.

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