Patent ID: 8573226
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a transcolonic surgical procedure, the method comprising: per-anally advancing a conduit into a patient's colon: breaching a wall of the colon; securing the conduit to the wall in a vicinity of the breech; advancing an instrument, along or through the conduit such that the instrument passes transcolonically from the interior to the exterior of the colon; performing the surgical procedure with the instrument; retrieving the instrument back into the colon; and sealing the breach in the wall of the colon by grasping a first portion of tissue on the wall of the colon at or near the location of the breach with a grasping member; advancing a needle through the first portion of tissue, with the grasping member movable independently of the needle; deploying a first anchor from the needle: retracting the needle from the first portion of tissue, whereby a suture extends from the first anchor and through the first portion of tissue; and releasing the first portion of tissue.