Patent ID: 6010495
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A method of dispensing a selected liquid, gel or like medicinal material into the patient's body cavity, comprising the steps of:a) surgically forming a port through the patient's body cavity wall;b) said placement of said port including placing a first tubular member, having proximal and distal end portions and an elongated bore into the patient's body cavity;c) inserting a second tubular member into the bore of the first tubular member, the second tubular member being an instrument body with a distal end portion with a nozzle that can be rotated by the surgeon with respect to the first tubular member, is the second tubular member having a central axis, an outer wall, and a row of dispensing openings positioned along a line generally parallel to the central axis;d) extending the distal end of the second tubular member and its nozzle into the patient's body cavity;e) rotating the nozzle to enable a surgeon to position the distal end in a desired rotational position for aiming a spray; andf) transmitting the liquid into the patient-s body cavity via the nozzle.