Patent ID: 6510332
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
An implant device for attachment to internal tissue using laparoscopic surgery, said implant device comprising:(1) an elongated having a proximal end and a distal end and an essentially circular cross-section suitable for passage through a trocar used in laparoscopic surgey; (2) an attachment mechanism at, or near, the distal end of the elongated body whereby the attached mechanism can be folded back and attached to the elongated body so that the implant device is held in place and forms an essentially continuous loop around or through the tissue; and (3) two or more electric poles located along the elongated body such that the electric poles are in electrical contact with the tissue when the attachment mechanism is folded back and attached to the elongated body, wherein the electric poles are connected to an electrical connection terminal for connection to a power source and wherein the attachment is an elongated slot in the elongated body at or near the distal end of the elongated body, whereby the attachment mechanism can be folded back and the proximal end of the elongated body can extend through the slot to form the essentially continuous loop and to secure the attachment mechanism to the elongated body.