APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR POSER DES RACCORDS DE TISSU CHIRURGICAUX DANS UNE CAVITÉ ABDOMINALE ET RETIRER LES RACCORDS DE TISSU CHIRURGICAUX DE LA CAVITÉ ABDOMINALE
[0001] The present invention is directed to an apparatus and its method of use in delivering surgical tissue connectors into an area of the body and removing the surgical tissue connectors from the body area. Svlore specifically, the present invention is directed to a surgical tissue connector apparatus having at least two tissue connectors connected by a length of cord and a delivery and removai tube. At least one of the tissue connectors has a base with a tapered, beveled or chamfered surface projecting from one end of the base. A hook or other type of tissue connector projects from the opposite side of the base. The hook is positioned on the base where a peripheral side surface of the base shields the hook from unintentionally snagging objects. The base peripheral surface is also dimensioned to slide easily through an interior bore of the tube. This enables the base and the projecting hook to be easily delivered through the tube into an area of the body. The chamfered or tapered surface on the base is positioned to engage with the distal end opening of the tube and direct the base into the center of the tube as the surgical tissue connector is retracted info the tube from the body area in removing the apparatus from the abdominal cavity.La présente invention concerne un appareil et son procédé d'utilisation pour poser des raccords de tissu chirurgicaux dans une zone du corps et retirer les raccords de tissu chirurgicaux de la zone de corps. De manière plus spécifique, la présente invention concerne un appareil de raccord de tissu chirurgical ayant au moins deux raccords de tissu reliés par une longueur de cordon et un tube de pose et de retrait. Au moins l'un des raccords de tissu a une base ayant une surface conique, biseautée ou chanfreinée faisant saillie à partir d'une extrémité de la base. Un crochet ou un autre type de raccord de tissu fait saillie à paritr du côté opposé de la base. Le crochet est positionné sur la base, sur laquelle une surface latérale p
