Patent ID: 8062323

Claim:
A method of dissecting tissue comprising the steps of: making an incision in a body of a patient; providing an apparatus including: a first sleeve and a second sleeve, the first sleeve axially coupled to the second sleeve, a first reservoir connected to the first sleeve and defining a first acute angle relative to the first sleeve and a second reservoir connected to the second sleeve and defining a second acute angle relative to the second sleeve, a first inflatable member coupled to the first sleeve, the first inflatable member being folded inwardly to reduce its length and having an inflated length greater than the first sleeve, a second inflatable member coupled to the second sleeve, the second inflatable member being folded inwardly to reduce its length and having an inflated length greater than the second sleeve; introducing a portion of the first sleeve through the incision; and inflating the first inflatable member such that the first inflatable member expands and everts distally relative to the first sleeve, thereby dissecting tissue along a natural tissue plane.