Transabdominal gastric surgery system and method

1. A surgical system for providing transabdominal access for surgical instruments through a surgically constructed opening between an external body surface, the abdominal wall, and the stomach of a patient, the system comprising:

a cannula including an inner end, an opposed outer end, and a sidewall extending between the ends, the sidewall circumscribing a lumen;

an internal anchor assembly connected with the cannula adjacent the inner end, the internal anchor assembly being actuable between a nondeployed position to a deployed position disposed to contact the inner wall of the stomach;

at least one external anchor for securing an outer portion of the cannula in place in the surgical opening adjacent the external surface, the external anchor selected from an array of anchor discs, each disc including an aperture sized for receiving the cannula therethrough;

a cap including a plurality of access ports for introduction of surgical instruments through the cannula lumen and into the stomach of the patient, wherein each access port has an unique angular orientation relative to the cannula lumen to provide simultaneous transabdominal access to a plurality of surgical instruments at different angular orientations;

a gas insufflation port connected to the cap for insufflation of a gas to the stomach to provide gastric distension;

the access ports each including a double-seal disposed to reduce contamination of the cannula lumen and maintain intragastric insufflation by preventing escape of insufflated gas; and, the access ports configured to provide instrument access to the interior of the stomach of the patient at a plurality of different angles.

2. The system of claim 1 , further including a closure demountably disposed adjacent the outer end of the cannula, the closure having an open position permitting access into the cannula lumen and a closed position blocking access into the cannula lumen.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

a. the cannula includes a plurality of cannula sections, each section configured for telescoping reception of a portion of a lumen of an adjacent section so that the overall length of the cannula may be reduced during insertion;

b. the sections being removably connected to permit removal of one or more sections from the end of the cannula.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein each cannula section is constructed of a material having different physical properties relative to another cannula section.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cannula includes a radially expandable sidewall configured to permit enlargement of the diameter of the cannula following insertion.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the internal anchor assembly further comprises:

a. a balloon element connected to an inflation tube, the inflation tube disposed to extend outside the external body surface of a patient;

b. the inflation tube connected to an inflation valve; and

c. the inflation valve being actuable to allow the passage of a liquid or gas through the inflation tube to inflate the balloon element from a deflated configuration to an inflated configuration within the stomach of a patient.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

a. each anchor disc includes structure disposed to adjustably connect the disc to the cannula sidewall; and

b. the anchor discs and internal anchor are disposed to cooperatively and adjustably create communication between the wall of the stomach to the abdominal wall of the patient.

8. A surgical system with a surgical system insertion tool for inserting a surgical system through a surgical opening and into the body of a patient and comprising:

the surgical system of claim 1 ; and

a surgical system insertion tool comprising:

an elongate core element having a central lumen including a guide wire;

the core having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to pass through the lumen of the cannula of the surgical system and entrain the cannula on the core;

a tapered shield having a base end and an apertured tapered end, with a central lumen there between;

the tapered shield configured to receive the core with entrained cannula for causing dilation of the surgical opening to receive the tool there through; and

the tapered shield including at least one longitudinal score configured for tearing away the shield following placement of the cannula within the body of a patient;

wherein the surgical system insertion tool is configured to connect to the surgical system for insertion of the surgical system through an external body surface, an abdominal wall, and a stomach of a patient.

9. The insertion tool of claim 8 , wherein the tapered shield is configured disjoin from the introducer for removal, leaving the cannula in position.

10. The insertion tool of claim 8 , wherein the insertion tool includes an inner bumper.

11. The insertion tool of claim 8 , wherein the insertion tool is configured for communication and placement within a strippable PEG.