This disclosure generally relates to stapling devices and, more particularly, to circular stapling devices that include probiotics to be delivered to an anastomotic site during formation of an anastomosis.
Circular stapling devices for performing surgical procedures such as anastomosis are well known. In an anastomosis procedure, two ends of organ sections are joined with the circular stapling device. Typically, circular stapling devices include a handle assembly, an elongated shaft or adapter assembly, a shell assembly including a staple cartridge, and an anvil assembly that is mountable to the adapter assembly to move in relation to the staple cartridge between open and clamped positions. In use, opposed tissue end sections of the organ sections are clamped between an anvil head of the anvil assembly and the staple cartridge of the cartridge assembly and the device is fired to drive an annular array of staples from the staple cartridge through the tissue end sections for deformation against the anvil head. An annular knife positioned within the shell assembly is simultaneously or subsequently advanced to core or remove organ tissue interior of the staples to clear an internal tubular passage within the organ sections.
Anastomosis procedures are sometimes used to reattach the two ends of the organ sections after a cancerous portion of an organ has been resected. Medical studies have shown that the lack of certain types of bacteria are common in patients with colorectal cancer. As such, it is believed that patient microbiome is a factor in colorectal cancer recurrence. Fecal transplants have been successful in restoring gut microbiota to minimize the likelihood of adverse results that may occur after an anastomosis procedure has been performed.
A continuing need exists for a circular stapling device that can restore microbiota at an anastomotic site.
This disclosure is directed to a circular stapling device for performing anastomoses. The stapling device includes an end effector that is adapted to deliver probiotics to an anastomotic site during formation of an anastomosis.
One aspect of the disclosure is directed to an anvil assembly including a head assembly, a center rod assembly, and probiotics. The head assembly includes a head housing, an anvil plate, and a cutting ring. The head housing defines an outer annular recess and an inner annular cavity. The anvil plate is secured within the outer annular recess and the cutting ring is supported within the inner annular cavity. The center rod assembly includes a center rod having a proximal portion, and a distal portion that is coupled to the head housing of the head assembly. The probiotics are supported on the anvil assembly.
Other aspects of the disclosure are directed to a surgical stapling device including an adapter assembly, an end effector, and probiotics. The adapter assembly has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion of the adapter assembly includes an anvil retainer that is movable between advanced and retracted positions. The end effector is supported adjacent the distal portion of the elongate body and includes a reload assembly and an anvil assembly. The reload assembly is supported on the distal portion of the elongate body and includes a shell housing, a pusher, and a staple cartridge including staples. The staple cartridge is supported on the shell housing, and the pusher is movable within the shell housing from a retracted position to an advanced position to eject the staples from the staple cartridge. The anvil assembly is releasably coupled to the anvil retainer and movable in relation to the staple cartridge between open and clamped positions in response to movement of the anvil retainer between its advanced and retracted positions. The anvil assembly includes a head assembly and a center rod assembly. The head assembly includes a head housing, an anvil plate, and a cutting ring. The head housing defines an outer annular recess and an inner annular cavity. The anvil plate is secured within the outer annular recess and the cutting ring is supported within the inner annular cavity. The center rod assembly includes a center rod having a proximal portion, and a distal portion that is coupled to the head housing of the head assembly. The probiotics are supported on the stapling device and are received within or deliverable to the end effector.
In aspects of the disclosure, the head housing includes a post that is centrally located within the inner annular cavity of the head housing, and the cutting ring is movable about the post within the inner annular cavity between retracted and advanced positions.
In some aspects of the disclosure, the head housing includes a distal inner wall that defines bores that extend through the head housing, and the probiotics are supported within a packet positioned between the cutting ring and the distal inner wall of the head housing.
In certain aspects of the disclosure, movement of the cutting ring from its retracted position towards its advanced position compresses the packet to dispense the probiotics from the packet through the bores in the head housing.
In aspects of the disclosure, a retainer member is positioned between the inner distal wall of the head housing and the cutting ring.
In some aspects of the disclosure, the retainer member includes deformable tabs and is positioned to retain the cutting ring in the retracted position until a predetermined force is applied to the cutting ring.
In certain aspects of the disclosure, the anvil assembly includes a container having the probiotics received within the container.
In aspects of the disclosure, the container is positioned within the inner annular cavity of the head housing between the inner distal wall of the head housing and the cutting ring such that movement of the cutting ring from its retracted position towards its advanced position compresses the container to dispense the probiotics from the container.
In some aspects of the disclosure, the container is formed from plastic or glass.
In aspects of the disclosure, a filter is positioned about the container and is configured to contain the container after the container has been compressed.
In certain aspects of the disclosure, the filter is formed from filter paper.
In aspects of the disclosure, the probiotics are supported within the inner annular cavity of the head housing, and the center rod supports a probiotic delivery system that includes a cylinder, a plunger, a delivery tube, and a gas bulb positioned within the cylinder.
In some aspects of the disclosure, the delivery tube communicates the cylinder with the inner annular cavity of the head housing, and the plunger is movable within the cylinder to deliver gas from the gas bulb to the inner annular cavity of the head housing to dispense the probiotics through the bores in the head housing.
In certain aspects of the disclosure, the probiotics are in powder form and are positioned between the inner distal wall of the head housing of the anvil assembly and the cutting ring.
In aspects of the disclosure, a sheet of material is positioned proximally of the probiotics between the cutting ring and the distal wall of the head housing to retain the probiotics within the head housing.
In some aspects of the disclosure, the sheet of material includes perforated slits.
In certain aspects of the disclosure, the anvil plate defines staple forming pockets and the probiotics are positioned within the staple forming pockets.
Other features of the disclosure will be appreciated from the following description.
Various aspects of a circular stapling device are described herein below with reference to the drawings, wherein:
The disclosed surgical stapling device will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings in which like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding elements in each of the several views. However, it is to be understood that aspects of the disclosure are merely exemplary of the disclosure and may be embodied in various forms. Well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the disclosure in unnecessary detail. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the disclosure in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.
In this description, the term “proximal” is used generally to refer to that portion of the device that is closer to a clinician during use of the stapling device in its customary manner, while the term “distal” is used generally to refer to that portion of the device that is farther from the clinician during use of the stapling device in its customary manner. In addition, the term “clinician” is used generally to refer to medical personnel including doctors, nurses, and support personnel. Further, directional terms such as front, rear, upper, lower, top, bottom, and similar terms are used to assist in understanding the description and are not intended to limit the disclosure.
This disclosure is directed to a circular stapling device that includes probiotics, i.e., live bacteria and yeasts that have health benefits, that can be delivered to an anastomotic site during formation of an anastomosis.
Although the circular stapling device is shown to include a manually actuated handle assembly, it is envisioned that the circular stapling device 10 could also include a powered handle assembly, or in the alternative, be adapted to for use with a robotic stapling system.
The adapter assembly 14 (
The anvil plate 74 has an annular configuration and is supported in the outer annular recess 82 (
The backup member 68 defines a central opening 68a that is positioned about the post 66 within the inner annular cavity 84 of the head housing 66 between the post 64 and the outer annular recess 82. The backup member 68 includes a raised, distally extending platform 96 and an annular body 98 that defines cutouts 100. The raised platform 96 includes fingers 96a that extend radially inwardly from the raised platform 96. The cutting ring 70 has an annular configuration and defines a central opening 70a that has a configuration that corresponds to the configuration of the raised platform 96 of the backup member 68. The raised platform 96 is received within the central opening 70a of the cutting ring 70 to secure the cutting ring 70 to the backup member 68. Although the platform 96 and the central opening 70a of the cutting ring 70 are illustrated as having a circular shape, other configurations are envisioned, e.g., square, rectangular, triangular, etc. In certain aspects of the disclosure, the cutouts 100 in the annular body 98 of the backup member 68 receives protrusions 78 formed on the cutting ring 70 to frictionally secure the cutting ring 70 to the backup member 68.
In aspects of the disclosure, the cutting ring 70 is formed from polyethylene and is fixedly secured to the backup member 68 using, for example, friction fitting or adhesives, to form a backup member/cutting ring assembly 99 (
The cutting ring cover 72 defines a central opening 72a and is secured about the post 64 of the head housing 66 to a proximal surface of the cutting ring 70 using, for example, an adhesive. In aspects of the disclosure, the cutting ring cover 72 is formed from a material or materials, having hardness greater than that of the cutting ring, e.g., mylar. In some aspects of the disclosure, the cutting ring cover 72 includes two layers of mylar which are joined together using an adhesive, and a polypropylene coating. Alternately, the cutting ring 70 need not have a cover 72. The cutting ring 70, the backup member 68, and the cover 72 form the backup member/cutting ring assembly 99 which is slidably mounted about the post 64 as a single construct from a retracted position to an advanced position in response to firing of the stapling device 10 as described below.
The retainer member 80 is positioned within the inner annular cavity 84 of the head housing 66 between the backup member 68 and a distal inner wall 66a (
The head assembly 60 of the anvil assembly 28 also includes a packet 104 that is filled with probiotics P (
The distal end of the center rod 110 defines a cavity 126 (
The cam latch member 116 is received within the longitudinal slot 64a of the post 64 and includes a body that defines a through bore 116a that receives the pivot member 124 such that the cam latch member 116 is pivotal within the longitudinal slot 64a of the post 64 of the head housing 66 of the head assembly 60. The cam latch member 116 includes a body that has an outer geometry that increases a contact force between the cam latch member 116 and an inner surface of the backup member 68 as the cam latch member 116 is rotated by the plunger 112 to prevent proximal movement of the backup member/cutting ring assembly 99 when the anvil assembly 28 is moved from its retracted position back to its advanced position after the stapling device 10 has been fired. Operation of the cam latch member 116 is known in the art and is not described in further detail herein.
The probiotics container assembly 242 includes a body 244 and a filter 246 that is positioned about or adjacent the body 244. The body 244 is formed from glass or plastic and defines a cavity 244a that receives probiotics “P” (
The anvil assembly 228 functions in a manner similar to the anvil assembly 28 described above. More specifically, as shown in
The anvil assembly 328 differs from the anvil assemblies 28 and 228 described above in that the anvil assembly 328 includes a probiotics delivery system 350 including a cylinder 352, a plunger 354, a delivery tube 356, probiotics powder “P”, and a gas filled bulb 360. The cylinder 352 is fixedly secured to the center rod 348 and defines a cavity 362 that receives the gas filled bulb 360. The cylinder 352 includes an open distal end that receives a proximal portion of the delivery tube 356 and an open proximal end that receives the plunger 354. The plunger 354 includes a plunger head 363 that is slidably received within the cavity 362 of the cylinder 352 and a plunger shaft 364 that extends through the open proximal end of the cylinder 352. The delivery tube 356 connects the cavity 362 of the cylinder 352 with the inner annular cavity 338 of the head housing 336 of the head assembly 332.
The probiotics powder 358 is retained within the distal portion of the inner annular cavity 338 by a sheet of material or membrane 370. In aspects of the disclosure, the sheet of material 370 is formed from an elastic material, such as an elastic plastic material, that includes holes or slits. In some aspects of the disclosure, the sheet of material 370 includes perforated slits 372 (
The reload assembly 530 includes a shell housing 532 that defines a cavity 534 and includes a port 536 that communicates with the cavity 534. The cavity 534 receives a pusher 538 that is movable within the cavity 534 of the shell housing 532 to eject staples 540 from a staple cartridge 542 of the reload assembly 530. The pusher 538 defines bores 544 that extend through the pusher 538 and communicate with an open distal end of the shell housing 532.
The stapling device 10 includes a probiotics delivery system 550 that includes a syringe 552 and a delivery tube 554. The syringe 552 includes a hollow body 556 that defines a cavity (not shown) and a plunger 558 that is received within the cavity of the hollow body 556. The hollow body 556 has a distal end that includes a connector 560, e.g., a luer connector, and defines an outlet port (not shown). The cavity of the hollow body 556 includes probiotics. The plunger 558 is movable in relation to the hollow body 556 to dispense the probiotics from the outlet port of the hollow body 556.
The delivery tube 554 has a proximal end that is coupled to the connector 560 of the syringe 552 and a distal end that is coupled to the port 536 of the shell housing 532. In aspects of the disclosure, the distal portion of the delivery tube 554 can be coupled to the port 536 of the shell housing by a suitable connector 564. When the plunger 558 of the syringe 552 is depressed, the probiotics within the cavity of the hollow body 556 of the syringe 552 is dispensed from the syringe 552 through the delivery tube 554 in the direction of arrows “G” in
Persons skilled in the art will understand that the instruments and methods specifically described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings are non-limiting exemplary embodiments. It is envisioned that the elements and features illustrated or described in connection with one exemplary embodiment may be combined with the elements and features of another without departing from the scope of the disclosure. As well, one skilled in the art will appreciate further features and advantages of the disclosure based on the above-described embodiments. Accordingly, the disclosure is not to be limited by what has been particularly shown and described, except as indicated by the appended claims.
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