Patent ID: 7951167

Claim:
A combined device for plugging and fluidtight puncturing of a wall of a hollow organ, comprising a proximal and a distal part, which comprises: a surgical staple for the wall of the hollow organ, placed towards the distal part, said staple comprising a substantially flat back that can deform between a closed position of the staple and an open penetration position of the staple, and at least two spaced-apart pin rows extending each along an axis, a free end of the pins converging when the back is in the closed position, the axes of the pins of the two rows tending to align parallel to each other when the staple is in the open penetration position, so as to offer minimal resistance to penetration into the tissues, the back of said staple being provided with a central opening, and the back of said staple not protruding from the wall of the hollow organ when the staple is in place; a fluidtight puncturing system comprising a puncturing device and a hollow channel, the diameter of which corresponds to the central opening of the staple, said puncturing system being mounted on a support and connected to a fluid carrying conduit, and said puncturing device adapted to pierce the wall of the hollow organ; a keeping means for keeping the said staple in place, said keeping means comprising a clamp provided with two jaws and with locking means and being capable of bringing the staple from its open position to its closed position, wherein free ends of the two jaws are provided with grasping means capable of cooperating with gripping points of the staple; the support being connected to a traction member extending towards the distal part of the device, forming the head of the device, the surgical staple and the puncturing system being borne by the head of the device so that the penetration of the pins into the tissues and the puncturing occur simultaneously; and an introducer capable of introducing the head of the device inside an organism.