Patent ID: 7867222
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An endoscopic surgical instrument comprising: a) an outer elongated instrument body having an open ended bore and proximal and distal end portions; b) an inner elongated instrument body that fits inside the bore of the outer instrument body, the inner instrument body having proximal and distal end portions, at least the distal end portion being flexible; c) a slot in the elongated outer instrument body located closer to the distal end portion, the slot being sized and shaped to allow passage of a sheet of surgical material to be placed within the body cavity of a patient; d) an articulating joint at the distal end portion of the outer instrument body; e) wherein the combination of the distal end of the inner instrument body and the surgical sheet of material can be fitted within the bore of the outer instrument body at the distal end portion thereof; and f) means for deploying the distal end of the inner instrument member beyond the distal end of the outer instrument member so that the sheet material can be deployed inside the patients body cavity.