Patent ID: 6416506
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
An endoscopic surgical instrument comprising:a) an outer elongated instrument body having an open ended bore and proximal and distal end portions; b) an inner elongated instrument body that fits inside the bore of the outer instrument body, the inner instrument body having proximal and distal end portions, at least the distal end portion being flexible; c) a flag member mounted to the distal end of the inner instrument member, the flag member being sized and shaped to support a sheet of surgical material to be placed within the body cavity of a patient; d) an articulating joint at the distal end portion of the outer instrument body; e) wherein the combination of the distal end of the inner instrument body and the flag furled about the said distal end can be fitted within the bore of the outer instrument body at the distal end portion thereof; and f) means for deploying the distal end of the inner instrument member beyond the distal end of the outer instrument member so that the flag can be opened to deploy the sheet material inside the patients body cavity.