David J Hamann

US Patent:

61870196, Feb 13, 2001

Filed:

Oct 5, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/412276

Inventors:

David Stefanchik - Mason OH
David L. Hamann - Cincinnati OH
John B. Flege - Cincinnati OH
Douglas N. Ladd - Cincinnati OH
J. Renee Lupton - West Chester OH
James A. Craft - Lexington KY

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61B 1704

US Classification:

606144

Abstract:

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a surgical device for attaching a first hollow organ to a second hollow organ and creating a passageway therebetween. The device includes a first member comprising a first prong for entering a wall of the first hollow organ and a second prong for entering a wall of the second hollow organ. The prongs each have a proximal end which attaches to the first member and a distal end extending therefrom. The device further includes a second member having a plow for incising at least one of the hollow organs so as to create a passageway between the hollow organs. The second member further includes a plurality of needle paths on either side of the plow for guiding a needle through the walls of the hollow organ on either side of the passageway. The device further includes a means for driving a needle, having a suture attached thereto, so as to attach the hollow organs together. Lastly, the device includes a frame for coupling the first member and the second member together in operational engagement.

US Patent:

60154160, Jan 18, 2000

Filed:

Feb 26, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/031346

Inventors:

David Stefanchik - Mason OH
David L. Hamann - Cincinnati OH
John B. Flege - Cincinnati OH
Douglas N. Ladd - Cincinnati OH
J. Renee Lupton - West Chester OH
James A. Craft - Lexington KY

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61B 1704

US Classification:

606144

Abstract:

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a surgical device for attaching a first hollow organ to a second hollow organ and creating a passageway therebetween. The device includes a first member comprising a first prong for entering a wall of the first hollow organ and a second prong for entering a wall of the second hollow organ. The prongs each have a proximal end which attaches to the first member and a distal end extending therefrom. The device further includes a second member having a plow for incising at least one of the hollow organs so as to create a passageway between the hollow organs. The second member further includes a plurality of needle paths on either side of the plow for guiding a needle through the walls of the hollow organ on either side of the passageway. The device further includes a means for driving a needle, having a suture attached thereto, so as to attach the hollow organs together. Lastly, the device includes a frame for coupling the first member and the second member together in operational engagement.