Patent ID: 12220111

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following definitions are provided for the purpose of understanding the present subject matter and for construing the appended patent claims.

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Throughout the application, where compositions are described as having, including, or comprising specific components, or where processes are described as having, including, or comprising specific process steps, it is contemplated that compositions of the present teachings can also consist essentially of, or consist of, the recited components, and that the processes of the present teachings can also consist essentially of, or consist of, the recited process steps.

It is noted that, as used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the application, where an element or component is said to be included in and/or selected from a list of recited elements or components, it should be understood that the element or component can be any one of the recited elements or components, or the element or component can be selected from a group consisting of two or more of the recited elements or components. Further, it should be understood that elements and/or features of a composition or a method described herein can be combined in a variety of ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present teachings, whether explicit or implicit herein.

The use of the terms “include,” “includes”, “including,” “have,” “has,” or “having” should be generally understood as open-ended and non-limiting unless specifically stated otherwise.

The use of the singular herein includes the plural (and vice versa) unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, where the use of the term “about” is before a quantitative value, the present teachings also include the specific quantitative value itself, unless specifically stated otherwise. As used herein, the term “about” refers to a ±10% variation from the nominal value unless otherwise indicated or inferred.

The term “optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequently described event or circumstance may or may not occur, and that the description includes instances where said event or circumstance occurs and instances in which it does not.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which the presently described subject matter pertains.

Where a range of values is provided, for example, concentration ranges, percentage ranges, or ratio ranges, it is understood that each intervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, between the upper and lower limit of that range and any other stated or intervening value in that stated range, is encompassed within the described subject matter. The upper and lower limits of these smaller ranges may independently be included in the smaller ranges, and such embodiments are also encompassed within the described subject matter, subject to any specifically excluded limit in the stated range. Where the stated range includes one or both of the limits, ranges excluding either or both of those included limits are also included in the described subject matter.

Throughout the application, descriptions of various embodiments use “comprising” language. However, it will be understood by one of skill in the art, that in some specific instances, an embodiment can alternatively be described using the language “consisting essentially of” or “consisting of”.

“Subject” as used herein refers to any animal classified as a mammal, including humans, domestic and farm animals, and zoo, sports, and pet companion animals such as household pets and other domesticated animals such as, but not limited to, cattle, sheep, ferrets, swine, horses, poultry, rabbits, goats, dogs, cats, and the like.

“Patient” as used herein refers to a subject in need of treatment of a condition, disorder, or disease.

For purposes of better understanding the present teachings and in no way limiting the scope of the teachings, unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities, percentages or proportions, and other numerical values used in the specification and claims, are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about”. Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the following specification and attached claims are approximations that may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained. At the very least, each numerical parameter should at least be construed in light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. A surgical device used for open and laparoscopic surgeries includes a surgical drain and a laparoscope tube. The laparoscopic tube provides an access path into a surgical site to help with visual diagnosis obviating the need to re-open a patient.

The FIGURE presented herein is an illustration of a laparoscopic surgical device100that includes a drain tube105having a first drain end107and a second drain end109. The drain tube105has a small diameter of about 2 mm to about 5 mm allowing for use on a patient of any age and body size. A laparoscope tube110is located adjacent to the drain tube105and has a fixed end112and a free end114. The drain tube105functions as a surgical drain and the laparoscope tube110provides an access path into a surgical site allowing a camera or surgical tools to pass therethrough. The laparoscopic tube110can be utilized, if needed, in post-surgical procedures.

The laparoscope tube110should be small and in some cases can have a diameter of about 5 mm.

The free end114of the laparoscopic tube110can be flexible allowing for easy movement of a camera or surgical tools inserted through the laparoscopic tube110.

The second drain end109can include multiple openings115.

The second drain end109and the free end114of the laparoscopic tube110are positioned to extend into the surgical site.

The laparoscopic surgical device100is a simple, small surgical drain that includes an additional laparscope tube110that can be used for open and lapaoscpic surgeries. It can be used for a patient of any age or body size. The laparoscopic tube110can be used for a camera or surgical tools, and can be used for post-surgical procedures. The size of the surgical device100is such that only a small minimal incision is needed in operation, leaving little or no scaring.

It is to be understood that the laparoscopic surgical device is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the generic language of the following claims enabled by the embodiments described herein, or otherwise shown in the drawings or described above in terms sufficient to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the claimed subject matter.