Patent ID: 9603735
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,F04C

Claim:
1. A device for use in bariatric surgery, comprising: an elongated flexible tube member defining a proximal portion and a distal portion having a distal end, the tube member adapted to be coupled to a suction source; a lumen extending through the tube member, wherein the distal portion of the tube member defines a plurality of apertures extending through an outer wall of the tube member; a coupling member affixed to the tube member intermediate the proximal and distal portions of the tube member; and an elongated resilient rod member defining a proximal portion and a distal portion having a distal end, the rod member slidably coupled with the coupling member intermediate the proximal and distal portions of the rod member, wherein the proximal portion of the rod member has a length configured for manipulation of the device from outside a patient, the distal end of the rod member fixedly coupled to the distal end of the tube member, the proximal portion of the rod member translatable relative to the tube member to transition the distal portion of the rod member between a contracted position, wherein the distal portion of the rod member extends along the distal portion of the tube member, and a deployed position, wherein the distal portion of the rod member bows outwardly relative to the tube member such that a distal region of the device has a flat, asymmetric configuration as viewed proximally to distally.