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Apparatus and methods for dispensing surgical packing
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-09-02
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Granted: 1993-11-23
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Expires: 2012-09-02
Abstract
Abstract A surgical packing dispenser comprises an elongate tube having a housing mounted on its proximal end. A continuous roll of sterilized packing material is disposed within the housing, and a free end of the packing material extends distally through the tube. The sterilized packing material is mounted on the spindle, and a handle is provided to rotate the spindle to feed material from the roll down the dispenser tube. In this way, relatively lengthy amounts of the packing material can be dispensed during laparoscopic and other endoscopic surgical procedures.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard M. Shlain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/36; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61F15/00; A61F15/001; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/06114; A61B17/06119; A61B17/06128; A61B17/34; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3421; A61B90/00; A61B90/08; A61B2090/0815; A61F2013/00089; A61F2013/00297; A61F2013/00302; A61F13/20; A61F13/2002; A61F2013/2014
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for dispensing surgical packing, to a target site said method comprising: providing a dispenser having an elongate dispenser tube and a continuous roll of sterilized surgical packing material having a free end extending outward through a distal end of the tube; positioning the distal end of the elongate dispenser tube through a proximal end of a trocar so that a tube is coaxial with the trocar and the distal end of the tube lies within the trocar; and rotating the roll of sterilized packing material to feed the free end outward from the tube through a distal length of the trocar to the target site.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for dispensing surgical packing, to a target site said method comprising: providing a dispenser having an elongate dispenser tube and a continuous roll of sterilized surgical packing material having a free end extending outward through a distal end of the tube; positioning the distal end of the elongate dispenser tube through a proximal end of a trocar so that a tube is coaxial with the trocar and the distal end of the tube lies within the trocar; and rotating the roll of sterilized packing material to feed the free end outward from the tube through a distal length of the trocar to the target site.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the distal end of the elongate tube is positioned under laparoscopic viewing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the roll of sterilized packing material is manually rotated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the continuous roll of sterilized surgical packing material is disposed on a spindle, and the roll is rotated by turning a crank attached to the spindle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising cutting the surgical packing material near the distal end of the dispenser tube after a desired length of packing material has been dispensed, and removing the dispenser tube from the trocar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as in claim 5, further comprising removing the cut length of packing material from the target site by pulling an end of the length through a trocar.
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