MICRO LAPAROSCOPY DEVICES AND DEPLOYMENTS THEREOF
An apparatus for reversely deactivating a port seal in a laparoscopic port and providing a continuous passage between the laparoscopic port and a remote location in a body cavity.
1 . A method comprising:
inserting a shaft into a body cavity of a body;
expanding a capturing member inside of the body cavity;
capturing a distal end of the shaft with the capturing member;
passing the shaft through a trocar and outside of the body cavity; and
attaching a surgical tool to the distal end of the shaft.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
inserting a guiding cannula through the trocar into the body cavity; and
passing the shaft through the guiding cannula.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the surgical tool includes at least one of a grasping member, a dissecting member, a holding member, a clipping member, a cutting member, an imaging member, and a camera member.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the shaft comprises a sharp distal tip.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating an incision in the body, wherein the shaft is inserted through the incision into the body cavity.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
inserting a camera head into the body cavity; and
visualizing, with the camera head, the attaching of the surgical tool to the distal end of the shaft.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the capturing member comprises at least one of a loop, a snare, a grasper, a funnel, and a magnet.