Patent ID: 6036640
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A manipulation device for insertion into a body cavity to reposition an organ during a surgical procedure, the manipulation device comprising:a pod having a first surface for supporting the organ during the surgical procedure and a plurality of selectively inflatable chambers provided in the first surface, the plurality of selectively inflatable chambers being substantially planar and lying generally in a pod plane when in an extended position;a plurality of fluid conduits each having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each conduit being fluidly connected to at least one of the plurality of chambers whereby the plurality of chambers are selectively inflatable by means of fluid introduced therein from a fluid supply source by way of the plurality of fluid conduits to tilt the organ; anda second surface opposed to the first surface and the plurality of selectively inflated chambers are provided in both the first and second surfaces and wherein the pod is compressible into a rolled form adapted to be inserted into a body cavity during a surgical procedure,wherein a frame of reference may be defined by a first axis parallel to the pod plane, and a second axis parallel to the pod plane and orthogonal to the first axis, whereby the organ may be simultaneously rotated about the first axis and the second axis by selective inflation of the individual chambers of the plurality of chambers, without repositioning of the pod plane.