IP Library Granted Patent US 7,527,590
Granted Patent B2
US 7,527,590 · App. 10/390,443 · Granted May 5, 2009

Anastomosis system

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Patent No.
US 7,527,590
App. No.
10/390,443
Granted
May 5, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an endoscopic system. The system comprises a flexible endoscope insertable into a first tubular organ from a natural opening of a human body. The system further comprises an opening member which forms on a wall part of the first tubular organ an opening used to insert the endoscope into an abdominal cavity from the first tubular organ in the body, an anastomosing member which is able to anastomoses the first tubular organ with a second tubular organ in the abdominal cavity, and a cutting member with which the second tubular organ is able to be cut.

Claims (36)

1. An endoscopic system comprising:

a flexible endoscope which is insertable into a first tubular organ from a natural opening of a human body;

an opening member which is inserted into the first tubular organ via the endoscope and forms on a wall part of the first tubular organ an opening used to insert the endoscope into an abdominal cavity from the first tubular organ in the body;

a damage preventing member which prevents an organ outside the first tubular organ from being damaged by the opening member, before the opening member forms the opening on the wall part of the first tubular organ;

an anastomosing device that includes a flexible tube having a distal end and portion which is inserted into an interior of the first tubular organ through the natural opening through which the endoscope is inserted and having a proximal end portion located outside the human body, and that includes an anastomosing member which is provided at a distal end portion of the flexible tube and operated from outside of the human body to anastomose a periphery of the opening formed on the wall part of the first tubular organ with a second tubular organ in the abdominal cavity, the anastomosing member having a suture thread having at least one end to suture organs and a curved needle, and the anastomosing member being adapted to achieve anastomosis by sewing the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ with the suture thread inserted therethrough in a loop, thereby substantially coupling the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ; and

a second tubular organ cutting member that is inserted into the first tubular organ via the endoscope after the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ are coupled, and that cuts the second tubular organ, thereby communicating the interior of the first tubular organ with an interior of the second tubular organ.

2. The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , further comprising an introducer capable of inserting the endoscope.

3. The endoscopic system according to claim 2 , wherein the introducer has a distal end portion, and the endoscopic system further comprises a fixing member which is able to fix the end portion on the wall part of the first tubular organ.

4. The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the endoscope has a distal end portion, and the endoscopic system further comprises a hood which is detachably fitted on the distal end portion.

5. The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the opening member comprises a dissecting member.

6. The endoscopic system according to claim 5 , wherein the dissecting member is high-frequency dissecting member.

7. The endoscopic system according to claim 6 , wherein the high-frequency dissecting member is a high-frequency needle-shaped knife.

8. The endoscopic system according to claim 6 , wherein the high-frequency dissecting member is a high-frequency arched knife.

9. The endoscopic system according to claim 6 , wherein the high-frequency dissecting member has a high-frequency needle-shaped knife and a high-frequency arched knife, and the high-frequency needle-shaped knife and the high-frequency arched knife are interchangeable.

10. The endoscopic system according to claim 6 , wherein the high-frequency dissecting member is a high-frequency treatment instrument having a high-frequency needle-shaped knife portion and a high-frequency arched knife portion.

11. The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the opening member has expanding member.

12. The endoscopic system according to claim 11 , wherein the expanding member is a balloon dilator.

13. The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the opening member has high-frequency dissecting member and expanding member.

14. The endoscopic system according to claim 13 , wherein the opening member has a high-frequency needle-shaped knife and a balloon dilator.

15. The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , further comprising pulling member for pulling the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ.

16. The endoscopic system according to claim 15 , wherein the pulling member has a needle-shaped member and a thread-shaped member.

17. The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the damage preventing member moves along an inner wall of the first tubular organ, thereby forming a space between an outer wall of the first tubular organ and the organ outside the first tubular organ.

18. An endoscopic system comprising:

a flexible endoscope which is insertable into a first tubular organ from a natural opening of a human body;

an opening member which is inserted through the first tubular organ via the endoscope and forms on a wall part of the first tubular organ an opening used to insert the endoscope into an abdominal cavity from the first tubular organ in the body;

a damage preventing member which prevents an or an outside the first tubular or an from being damaged by the opening member, before the opening member forms the opening on the wall part of the first tubular organ;

an anastomosing device that includes a flexible tube having a distal end portion which is inserted into an interior of the first tubular organ through the natural opening through which the endoscope is inserted and having a proximal end portion located outside the human body, and that includes an anastomosing member which is provided at the distal end portion of the flexible tube and operated from outside of the human body to anastomose a periphery of the opening formed on the wall part of the first tubular organ with a second tubular organ in the abdominal cavity, the anastomosing member having a suture thread having at least one end to suture organs, and a curved needle, and the anastomosing member being adapted to achieve anastomosis by sewing the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ with the suture thread inserted therethrough, thereby substantially coupling the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ; and

a second tubular organ cutting member that is inserted into the first tubular organ via the endoscope after the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ are coupled, and that cuts the second tubular organ, thereby communicating the interior of the first tubular organ with the an interior of the second tubular organ.

19. The endosoopic system according to claim 18 , wherein the damage preventing member moves along an inner wall of the first tubular organ, thereby forming a space between an outer wall of the first tubular organ and the organ outside the first tubular organ.

20. An endoscopic system comprising:

a flexible endoscope which is insertable into a first tubular organ from a natural opening of a human body;

an opening member which is inserted into the first tubular organ via the endoscope and forms on a wall part of the first tubular organ an opening used to insert the endoscope into an abdominal cavity from the first tubular organ in the body;

a damage preventing member which prevents an organ outside the first tubular organ from being damaged by the opening member, before the opening member forms the opening on the wall part of the tubular organ:

an anastomosing device that includes a flexible tube having a distal end portion which is inserted into an interior of the first tubular organ through the natural opening through which the endoscope is inserted and having a proximal end portion located outside the human body, and that includes an anastomosing member which is provided at the distal end portion of the flexible tube and operated from outside of the human body to anastomose a periphery of the opening formed on the wall part of the first tubular organ with a second tubular organ in the abdominal cavity, the anastomosing member having a suture thread having a first end and a second end to suture organs and a curved needle, and the anastomosing member being adapted to achieve anastomosis by sewing the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ with the suture thread inserted therethrough, thereby substantially coupling the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ; and

a second tubular organ cutting member that is inserted into the first tubular organ via the endoscope after the first tubular organ and the second tubular organ are coupled, and that cuts the second tubular organ, thereby communicating the interior of the first tubular organ with the an interior of the second tubular organ.

21. The endoscopic system according to claim 20 , wherein the damage preventing member moves along an inner wall of the first tubular organ, thereby forming a space between an outer wall of the first tubular organ and the organ outside the first tubular organ.

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