Patent ID: 9566059
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A laparoscopic device for anchoring an internal organ to the thoracic diaphragm or abdominal wall of a patient, the said device comprising: an introducer sheath having an inner end configured for insertion in the abdomen of the patient and an outer end having an expanded cylindrical disc with an aperture in a center thereof; a washer fitted on the expanded cylindrical disc of the outer end of the introducer sheath in a sealing manner, the washer having two openings; a T-fastener assembly including a T-fastener and an anchor having a shank with a crown configured with at least one fluke curving back therefrom and a piece of thread attached to the crown; the anchor connected to the T-fastener by means of a flexible string; a flexible disc disposed at a junction of the flexible string with the T-fastener; the T-fastener assembly disposed inside an introducer needle, the introducer needle for introducing the said T-fastener into a lumen of the internal organ; a T-fastener pusher disposed inside the introducer needle; a first locking arrangement for locking the introducer needle inside the introducer sheath; a second locking arrangement for locking the T-fastener pusher inside the introducer needle; a grasper for grasping the shank of the anchor inside the introducer sheath in a predefined orientation, the grasper including a longitudinal shaft having a pair of handles at an outer end thereof and a pair of grasping jaws at an inner end thereof; a holding mechanism provided on the introducer sheath for holding the grasper in a predetermined position inside the introducer sheath; and a blocker to block one of the openings in the washer after removal of the introducing needle.