Title:
BOWED TIP FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/016968
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An irrigation and suction tip (20) for laparoscopic surgery having an increased range of transport within a surgical cavity during laparoscopic surgery. The tip (20) moves in a circumferential trajectory rather than linearly when a surgeon is irrigating and suctioning tissue. The tip is substantially resilient, withstanding great force and pressure during irrigation and suction procedures. The tip (20) is bowed, having a pair of straight portions, a short distal portion (20D) and a long proximal portion (20P) joined by a bowed portion, (20B) the bowed portion allowing the distal portion to rotate, circumscribing a large area. The bow is limited so that the tip moves within a narrow wall of a cannula (14) of a trocar.
Inventors:
ESPOSITO MICHAEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/013316
Publication Date:
April 23, 2015
Filing Date:
January 28, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ESPOSITO MICHAEL (US)
International Classes:
A61M5/00
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Other References:
See also references of EP 3027244A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LAMBRINOS, Matthew (228 Hamilton Ave3rd Floo, Palo Alto California, US)
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