Patent ID: 6228051
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An applicator device for the directional laparoscopic deliver of a surgical sealant to a surgical site comprising:a plurality of separate liquid components of a surgical sealant;a tubing member including a conveyance channel for each of said liquid components, said tubing member having an outlet portion, said outlet portion including a nozzle for dispensing said liquid components, each of said conveyance channels being adapted to convey a liquid component to said nozzle;a handle having said outlet portion of said tubing member extending therefrom;a two-part insertion shaft surrounding at least part of said outlet portion of said tubing member, said two-part insertion shaft including a rigid shaft part secured to said handle, and a flexible articulatable shaft part extending from said rigid shaft part and surrounding at least part of said outlet portion of said tubing member, anddirectionally controllable, a articulating means extending from said handle through said tubing member for controlling directional articulation of said nozzle dispensing said liquid components to a surgical site.