Laparoscopic jejunostomy instrumentation kit
US5318543A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J2205/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laparoscopic jejunostomy instrumentation kit includes components for securing a patient's intestine in apposition to the patient's abdominal wall and for creating a stoma through the patient's abdominal wall and intestinal wall, a jejunostomy tube, and an enclosure for containing the other components of the kit. In preferred embodiments the kit includes T-Fastener assemblies, needles, syringes, a dilator, a peel-away sheath and a gastrostomy tube.
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