Patent ID: 7645229
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of surgically treating an anorectal fistula having a tract with a primary opening and a secondary opening, comprising: inserting the distal end of an elongated probe having a tubular passage extending along its length into the secondary opening of the tract of the fistula, wherein the elongated probe allows for endoscopic visualization of the tract of the fistula, cleaning the tract of the fistula with an irrigating fluid, advancing the distal end of the probe progressively through the tract of the fistula through the primary opening of the tract of the fistula, positioning a plug near the primary opening, wherein the primary opening is near the dentate line in the anal canal, attaching the distal end of the probe extending from the primary opening of the fistula tract to the plug, and drawing the plug with the probe into blocking relationship in the primary opening of the tract of the fistula, whereby the plug is wedged into the primary opening.