Patent ID: 8540706
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of making an incision in an organ comprising: piercing, by a puncture needle having a proximal end and a distal end, an abdominal wall and an organ that is to be incised; disposing, via the puncture needle, a rod-shaped electrode, to which a first end of a cable is electrically connected, inside the organ, and disposing a second end of the cable outside a body through the organ and the abdominal wall; performing insufflation using a conduit that has been introduced into an abdominal cavity so as to form a space between the abdominal wall and the organ; pulling the cable from the second end so that the electrode that is connected to the first end of the cable is placed in contact with an incision position of the organ, and the incision position of the organ is pulled into the space that is formed between the abdominal wall and the organ; and supplying power to the cable so that an incision is made by the electrode at the incision position of the organ.