Claims
- 1. A method for establishing a pneumoperitoneum comprising the following steps:
- a) creating an opening in the abdominal wall extending into the peritoneal cavity;
- b) inserting a starter lift device into the opening and lifting the starter lift so as to slightly lift the abdominal wall thereby creating a space under the wall;
- c) inserting a separate abdominal lift device into said opening, said abdominal lift device having a curved lift portion terminating in a free end, and said insertion step being initiated by inserting said free end through said opening and into the space under the abdominal wall;
- d) thereafter rotating the abdominal lift device until the curved lift portion is fully inserted within the peritoneal cavity;
- e) removing the starter lift device; and
- f) elevating the abdominal lift device in order to create an open space in the peritoneal cavity.
- 2. A method for establishing a pneumoperitoneum in accordance with claim 1 including the further step of counter-rotating the abdominal lift device after removal of the starter lift device to shed internal viscera.
- 3. A method for establishing a pneumoperitoneum in accordance with claim 1 including the further step of inserting a laparoscope into the peritoneal cavity after elevation of the abdominal lift device.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 08/108,895, filed Aug. 18, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,398,671.
US Referenced Citations (2)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
9221294 |
Dec 1992 |
WOX |
Non-Patent Literature Citations (4)
Entry |
Gazayerli, "The Gazayerli Endoscopic Retractor Model I" in Surg Laparosc & Endosc vol. 1 No. 2 pp. 98-100, 1991. |
Kitano et al, "A safe and simple method to maintain a clear field of vision during . . . " Surg Endosc (1992) 6:197-198. |
Hashimoto et al, "Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an approach without pneumoperitoneum" Surg Endosc(1993) 7:54-56. |
Banting et al, "Abdominal Wall Lift" Surg Endosc (1993) 7:57-59. |
Divisions (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
108895 |
Aug 1993 |
|