Surgical method utilizing a soft-tipped anvil
US8398653B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/22042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical method for treating a tissue structure having a wall and a lumen may include providing a substantially rigid anvil and a flexible tip affixed to and extending from the distal end of that anvil; making an incision in the wall of the tissue structure; inserting the flexible tip and at least a portion of the rigid anvil through the incision into the lumen of the tissue structure; and deforming at least one connector, introduced from outside the wall of the tissue structure, against the portion of the rigid anvil located within the lumen of the tissue structure.
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