Patent ID: 8568293
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A61D

Abstract:
1. A surgical device to be used with a pair of operator supplied forceps to anchor an organ outside a body comprising: (a) a plurality of elongate members forming a rigid frame adapted to surround a surgical opening, (b) a set of lateral members of said rigid frame, each lateral member having a dorsal region, a ventral region, a cranial portion, a caudal portion, and a mid-section in between, the said mid-sections have a pair of congruent notches on the dorsal region, (c) a set of cross members of the said rigid frame, each cross member having terminal portions and a mid-section in between, said cranial portions of said lateral members are fixedly attached to the said terminal portions of one of the said cross member forming a cranial cross member, and said caudal portions of the said lateral members is fixedly attached to the said terminal portions of another said cross member forming a caudal cross member, and said cross members are contoured to adapt to the natural curvature of said body, (d) a rigid spindle straddles the congruent notches of said lateral members during an anchoring and a traction procedure, wherein said rigid spindle has a set of limiting collars near the ends to prevent it from sliding out of said congruent notches of said lateral members and, said rigid spindle has a central region in between said limiting collars, said central region of said rigid spindle has a set of rings bounding a central annular concavity to guide and contain a connecting tissue during said traction, and (e) a traction unit is fixedly attached to the mid-section of said caudal cross member, said traction unit consists of a slidable component and a fixed housing.