Patent Application
20240325005
The present disclosure relates to laparoscopic surgery, and particularly to double endoscopic loop laparoscopic surgery.
Laparoscopic surgery is a surgical procedure that allows access to the inside of a patient's body without making a large incision. This type of surgery is sometimes coined as keyhole surgery since it only requires a small incision and is minimally invasive compared to other types of surgeries. Small incisions are made in the patient to allow access into the body. A tube is placed through the incision and into the body. Gas is pumped into the body through the tube. A laparoscope, that includes a small camera and light, is inserted into the body, allowing for images to be displayed on a monitor. Small surgical tools can then be inserted into the body through other small incisions allowing for medical procedures to be performed.
It can be challenging to perform laparoscopic surgery due to the small size of the incisions. The surgical tools must be small and it can be difficult to operate the tools in such a confined space. The patient may also prefer not to have so many incisions.
An appendectomy is a common emergency surgery requiring the removal of the appendix, which is a small thin pouch attached to the large intestine. The appendix is located in the lower right part of the belly. Removal of the appendix can become necessary when the appendix becomes sore, swollen and/or infected.
Performing laparoscopic surgery to remove the appendix will require incisions in the lower right part of the belly to pump gas into the body and insert a laparoscope. Surgical tools that tie off the appendix from the large intestine and to remove the appendix will then need to be inserted into the body. Two endoscopic loops are sometimes used to secure the base of the appendix before cutting. The surgery can be difficult because of the number of surgical instruments that need to be used. It will take up a considerable amount of space and will require multiple incisions. The number of surgical instruments will also be hard to handle.
Thus, a device to assist with laparoscopic surgery solving the aforementioned problems is desired.
A device having a double endoscopic loop for laparoscopic surgery will reduce the number of surgical instruments needed in surgeries such as an appendectomy and will also simplify the procedure.
Accordingly, a device having endoscopic loops for laparoscopic surgery, in one embodiment, includes a longitudinal body having a proximal end and a distal end. A first loop can be spaced apart from a second loop at the distal end. The first loop can be configured, in use, for securing an appendage at a first point, and the second loop can be configured, in use, for securing the appendage at a second point. A handle can be located at the proximal end. The handle can be connected to the first loop and the second loop such that when the handle is pulled away from the longitudinal body the first loop further secures the appendage at the first point and the second loop further secures the appendage at the second point.
The first point can be located at the base of the appendage and the second point can be located at a distance on the appendage spaced apart from the first point.
The first loop can be spaced apart from the second loop at a distance of about 4 cm.
The longitudinal body in some embodiments can be about 30 cm long.
The handle can include a first looped handle located on the left side of the longitudinal body and a second looped handle located on the right side of the longitudinal body.
The first looped handle, in one embodiment, can extend about 5 cm to the left of the longitudinal body and the second looped handle can extend about 5 cm to the right of the longitudinal body.
The device can further include wires that extend from the handle to the first loop and the second loop such that when the handle is pulled away from the longitudinal body the first loop further secures the appendage at the first point and the second loop further secures the appendage at the second point.
In another embodiment, the present subject matter relates to a method of assisting in an appendectomy in a patient, the method comprising: making an incision in a body of the patient above the patient's appendix; inserting a device having endoscopic loops through the incision into the body of the patient, the device comprising: a longitudinal body having a proximal end and a distal end, a first loop spaced apart from a second loop at the distal end, and a handle located at the proximal end, the handle connected to the first loop and the second loop; securing the appendix at a first point using the first loop and securing the appendix at a second point using the second loop; and pulling the handle away from the longitudinal body such that the first loop further secures the appendix at the first point and the second loop further secures the appendix at the second point.
These and other features of the present subject matter will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification.
Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings.
A double endoscopic loop for laparoscopic surgery incudes two loops that can be inserted at one time. An appendectomy, in some instances, makes use of two endoscopic loops to secure the base of the appendix before cutting. A device that inserts two loops at once will significantly simplify the surgery by reducing the number of surgical tools needed.
The length of the longitudinal body 100, in some embodiments, is about 30 cm. In this regard, the longitudinal body 100 can have a length of about 25-35 cm, about 25 cm, about 26 cm, about 27 cm, about 28 cm, about 29 cm, about 30 cm, about 31 cm, about 32 cm, about 33 cm, about 34 cm, or about 35 cm. The first loop 115 can be spaced apart from the second loop 120 by a distance of about 4 cm. In this regard, the first loop 115 can be spaced apart from the second loop 120 by a distance of about 2-6 cm, about 2 cm, about 2.5 cm, about 3 cm, about 3.5 cm, about 4 cm, about 4.5 cm, about 5 cm, about 5.5 cm, or about 6 cm. The first looped handle 130 can extend about 5 cm to the right of the longitudinal body 100 and the second looped handle 135 can extend about 5 cm to the left of the longitudinal body 100. In this regard, the first and second looped handles 130, 135 can extend from the longitudinal body, in their respective directions, by about 2.5-7.5 cm, about 2.5 cm, about 3 cm, about 3.5 cm, about 4 cm, about 4.5 cm, about 5 cm, about 5.5 cm, about 6 cm, about 6.5 cm, about 7 cm, or about 7.5 cm. The wires 140 extend from the handle 125 to the first loop 115 and the second loop 120. The first loop 115 and the second loop 120 get smaller and tighten when the handle 125 is pulled away from the longitudinal body 100.
It is to be understood that the double endoscopic loop for laparoscopic surgery is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. For example the spacing of the loops, how the loops tighten and where cutting takes place, as disclosed, are just examples. This disclosure includes other variations, and encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the generic language of the following claims enabled by the embodiments described herein, or otherwise shown in the drawings or described above in terms sufficient to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the claimed subject matter.
