Patent ID: 6030365
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A surgical device, comprising:an elongate member adapted to be inserted into a body cavity, having proximal and distal ends and defining at least one lumen extending therethrough;means for perforating the body cavity wall;means for extending through the perforated body cavity wall to create a continuation of said lumen through the body cavity wall, said continued lumen being isolated from the body cavity; andmeans for securing the distal end of said elongate member to a wall of a body cavity,wherein said means for securing comprises a nozzle mounted on the distal end of said elongate member, said nozzle communicating with a lumen through said elongate member though which suction may be applied such that the body cavity wall may be adhered to the nozzle by such suction.