CA2088070A1 - Multifunctional devices for endoscopic surgical procedures - Google Patents

Multifunctional devices for endoscopic surgical procedures

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CA2088070A1
CA2088070A1 CA2088070A CA2088070A CA2088070A1 CA 2088070 A1 CA2088070 A1 CA 2088070A1 CA 2088070 A CA2088070 A CA 2088070A CA 2088070 A CA2088070 A CA 2088070A CA 2088070 A1 CA2088070 A1 CA 2088070A1
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Abstract

A multifunctional device 916) for use in an endoscopically performed operative procedure of the type where a narrow portal is established through the skin to provide access to an operative site and the multifunctional device (16) is introduced to the operative site through the narrow portal. The multifunctional device is formed of an absorbent material (18), preferably expandable, having a substantially rigid dry state prior to introduction to the operative site and a soft, flexible wet state after absorbing fluids. The absorbent material can be formed with a spine (20) therein of either a continuous or a discontinuous, segmented construction, and the spine can be branched and tubular or solid.
The absorbent material can have portions or segments thereof expandable to different sizes to produce rounded protuberances to facilitate manipulation at the operative site and can have predetermined, non-straight configurations in the wet state.
CA002088070A 1990-07-24 1991-07-24 Multifunctional devices for endoscopic surgical procedures Expired - Fee Related CA2088070C (en)

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