A procedure for carrying out a surgical operation and a retracting laparoscope for separating organs in surgery

Abstract

Abstract A retracting laparoscope (1, 20) for use in surgery and more particularly adapted for carrying out a surgical operation comprising a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The laparoscope comprises a base member (4, 21) including a window-like opening (5) defining an edge-­ portion therearound, at least one pair of spaced-apart arms (2) projecting through the window-like opening, which arms are capable of being inserted through a 15 mm incision made in the human body, the arms being swingably supported by the edge-portion of the window-­ like opening and swingable along predetermined paths in opposite directions to place and maintain portions of human organs spaced-­ apart, for obtaining a good exposure of the operating zone, and actuating means (11) mounted in said base member for locating and blocking said arms in any position of their respective paths. A procedure for carrying out a surgical operation, by means of the use of the retracting laparoscope, comprising the steps of performing a 15 mm incision in the human body, introducing the laparaoscope therethrough, actuating the laparoscope in order to open its arms to have a good exposure of the operation zone, and performing the surgical operation.

Inventors

• 👤 Aldo Sergio Kleiman

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