Chris Taylor,Jared Greer,Abby Terluow,Kinan Alhallak,Christopher Oldfield,Mason Harper,Patrick OBrien,Jill Goodrich,Terry Oquin,Byron Smith
申请号：
US16105384
公开号：
US20180361081A1
申请日:
2018.08.20
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A method of manipulating patient tissue with a surgical device that provides a suction force against a patients body. The device includes a handle and a suction head pivotally attached to the handle. The suction head includes an open-ended suction chamber having a rim positioned to engage the patients skin. An actuator on the handle operates a pump to draw a negative pressure in the suction chamber, causing the rim to seal against the patients skin via the suction force. Once the suction force is initiated, the user may lift the handle away from the patients body to lift tissue. The lifted tissue provides a site for insertion of a trocar or Veress needle for a laparoscopic procedure in some embodiments. A gimbal disposed between the handle and the suction head provides at least two degrees of freedom such that the handle can be rotated and pivoted to optimize the direction of applied lifting force.
