Patent ID: 8480657
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An overtube for use with an endoscope in a surgical procedure, said overtube comprising: a hollow tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end; an implantable tip detachably affixed to said distal end of said hollow tubular member, said implantable tip having an organ engagement portion for retaining said implantable tip within an organ wall, wherein said implantable tip comprises a lumen extending therethrough such that said lumen forms a passage through said organ wall; and sealing means for selectively unsealing said lumen of said implantable tip, wherein said sealing means is selectively and separably removable from said lumen of said implantable tip, and wherein said sealing means comprises a plug member, wherein said plug member comprises external mating threads, and wherein said lumen comprises internal mating threads for mating engagement with said external mating threads of said plug member.