Title:
インビボでの組み立て用の外科用器具
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012521798
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A method of assembling a surgical instrument inside a patient and a device likewise configured to be assembled in vivo through a body wall of the patient is provided. In at least one embodiment, the method includes delivering an end effector to a body cavity of the patient, inserting a shaft into the body cavity, and connecting the shaft to the end effector inside the body cavity. In such embodiments, the end effector can be operably engaged with a flexible member, wherein pulling the flexible member can cause the end effector to move toward the shaft such that the end effector connects to the shaft.
Inventors:
Spybee James T
Application Number:
JP2012502185A
Publication Date:
September 20, 2012
Filing Date:
March 24, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery,Inc.
International Classes:
A61B17/28; A61B17/32
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2007296323A | 2007-11-15 | |||
| JP2008518716A | 2008-06-05 | |||
| JP2007296323A | 2007-11-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Konobu Kato
Takafumi Oshima
Takafumi Oshima