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Title:
腹腔鏡器具のスリーブ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4656795
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Surgical techniques and instruments are provided for performing laparoscopic surgical procedures. The apparatus (45) includes a sleeve (100) having a proximal end (104), a distal end (102), and a lumen (106) extending between the proximal and distal ends. The lumen (106) opens at the proximal end (104) and receives an elongated member, such as a cannula or surgical instrument, therethrough. The sleeve (100) is resilient material and conformable to the outer shape of at least a distal portion of the elongate member. In one form the distal end wall includes means for opening the end wall to allow the elongate member to advance therethrough. The sleeve (100) may also be provided with internal ribs (110) and a flange member. Various techniques using various surgical instruments in laparoscopic procedures are also disclosed.

Inventors:
Zdeblick, Thomas A.
Mcgahan, thomas
Application Number:
JP2001566438A
Publication Date:
March 23, 2011
Filing Date:
February 16, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic Incorporated
International Classes:
A61B17/56; A61B17/34; A61B17/88; A61B17/00; A61B17/17; A61B19/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2000060862A
JP5161657A
JP7275252A
JP62061201U
Foreign References:
US5073169
US5354302
WO1997030666A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Masao Hashimoto
Shigeru Sakuma
Fujihiro Kanda
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shigeo Takeuchi
Takami Ito
Akutsu Katsuhisa
Tadashi Masui