CA2108547A1 - Cannula skirt - Google Patents
Cannula skirtInfo
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- CA2108547A1 CA2108547A1 CA002108547A CA2108547A CA2108547A1 CA 2108547 A1 CA2108547 A1 CA 2108547A1 CA 002108547 A CA002108547 A CA 002108547A CA 2108547 A CA2108547 A CA 2108547A CA 2108547 A1 CA2108547 A1 CA 2108547A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/01—Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
- A61M25/02—Holding devices, e.g. on the body
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/34—Trocars; Puncturing needles
- A61B2017/348—Means for supporting the trocar against the body or retaining the trocar inside the body
- A61B2017/3492—Means for supporting the trocar against the body or retaining the trocar inside the body against the outside of the body
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/01—Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
- A61M25/02—Holding devices, e.g. on the body
- A61M2025/024—Holding devices, e.g. on the body having a clip or clamp system
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/01—Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
- A61M25/02—Holding devices, e.g. on the body
- A61M2025/028—Holding devices, e.g. on the body having a mainly rigid support structure
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S128/00—Surgery
- Y10S128/26—Cannula supporters
Abstract
The present invention provides a device for immobilizing a cannula or sheath which is inserted into a patient's body in a laparoscopic surgical procedure. The device comprises a cannula skirt through which the cannula passes. The skirt (1) contains a leakage cavity (12) therein which is configured to minimize the pull-off forces which would tend to cause a separation of the skirt (1) from the skin to which it is adhered during the surgical procedure.
In addition, the leakage cavity (12) provides enhanced flexibility to the cannula skirt so that cannula can be angled during the procedure without causing excessive stress on the adhesive. A
ratched ring clamp is also provided on the cannula skirt to constrict the cannula skirt and thereby immobilize the cannula after the cannula has been inserted through the skirt.
In addition, the leakage cavity (12) provides enhanced flexibility to the cannula skirt so that cannula can be angled during the procedure without causing excessive stress on the adhesive. A
ratched ring clamp is also provided on the cannula skirt to constrict the cannula skirt and thereby immobilize the cannula after the cannula has been inserted through the skirt.
Description
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ELD S:IIF THE INVF,NTION
Ihe present invention relates to a surgical device for i~nobilizing or stabilizing a cannula or sheath through which a laparoscopic instrument or other instrument is inserted during surgery.
BACKGRO~D OF THE INvENTlON
Laparoscopic surgery (laparoscopy) is becoming a preferred method for performingvarious types of surgical operations, particularly gynecological operations. However, unlike other t~ypes of surgical procedures, laparoscopic surgery does not require large incisions to expose 10 the internal organs. Instead, a small hole is cut through the body wall and a laparoscope is inserted therethrough so t'nat the surgeon can visualize the internal organs without the added trauma of a large incision. Various types of surgical instruments are also passed through these types of small holes so that the surgery can be perfonned while the orgas~. are being visualized through the laparoscope. Thus, tile surgery can be performed with a very small incision or hole 15 through the body cavity which is about the diameter of the narrow instruments which are used during the surgical operation.
The hlstruments are not in~erted dirzctly ~rough the hole in the body cavity. Instead, a tubular sheath or cannula is inserted through the hole and the instrumen~. are passed through 20 the opening in the sheath or cannula. Mear~s may be provided for restraining the movement of WO 92/19298 PC~/US92/031t~
21085~7 CA~A SKIRT
ELD S:IIF THE INVF,NTION
Ihe present invention relates to a surgical device for i~nobilizing or stabilizing a cannula or sheath through which a laparoscopic instrument or other instrument is inserted during surgery.
BACKGRO~D OF THE INvENTlON
Laparoscopic surgery (laparoscopy) is becoming a preferred method for performingvarious types of surgical operations, particularly gynecological operations. However, unlike other t~ypes of surgical procedures, laparoscopic surgery does not require large incisions to expose 10 the internal organs. Instead, a small hole is cut through the body wall and a laparoscope is inserted therethrough so t'nat the surgeon can visualize the internal organs without the added trauma of a large incision. Various types of surgical instruments are also passed through these types of small holes so that the surgery can be perfonned while the orgas~. are being visualized through the laparoscope. Thus, tile surgery can be performed with a very small incision or hole 15 through the body cavity which is about the diameter of the narrow instruments which are used during the surgical operation.
The hlstruments are not in~erted dirzctly ~rough the hole in the body cavity. Instead, a tubular sheath or cannula is inserted through the hole and the instrumen~. are passed through 20 the opening in the sheath or cannula. Mear~s may be provided for restraining the movement of WO 92/19298 PC~/US92/031t~
2 ~ ~ 8~ 2-the laparoscope within the cannula to minirnize excessive movement of the laparoscope through the cannula. However, this does not prevent excessiv0 movement of the cannula itself. Thus, the cannula may move up or down through the incision as the surgeon carries out the operation.
S Movement of the cannula or sheath will cause undesirable movement of the laparoscope and this movernent may distract the surgeon and interfere with the operation. Therefore, it is desirable to rninilruze the unwanted movement of the cannula. It is also desirable to restrict this unwanted movement of the cannula while allowirlg the surgeon to reposition the cannula as needed and to alter the angle of the cannula with respect to the patient's body withou~ causing any unwanted up and down movement.
Various types of devices are avaUable for restraining the movement of a carmula which passes into a patient's body. However, none of these devices are designed to overcome the - unique problerns associated with the requirements of laparoscopic surgery. For exarnple, 1~ laparoscopic surgery requires distension of the body cavity by filling it with a fluid, especially CO2 gas, under pressure, so that the instruments can be safely inserted and the organs can be visualized and manipulated during the operation.
Typically, devices which are designed to restrain or irmnobilize a calmula, have a clip or similar restraining means on an adhesive disk or pad which is adhered to the patient's skin at the point where the cannula enters the body. However, none of these devices are suitable for laparos opic surgical procedures because of certain problems asso iated with the pressurized gas or other fluid in the body cavity. In particular, the pressurized CO2 gas or fluid tends to be forced out through the incision and this leakage interferes with the adhesive which helps hold the cannula in place. Failure of the adhesive renders a restraining device useless once it becomes separa~ed from ~he patient's skin. Fur~herrnore, the arnount of leakage increases once the cannula is no longer restrained by the adhesive pa~i over the incision. In addition, CO2 gas tends to leak between the sheath and the laparoscopic device inserted there~hrough.
Another problem associated with other types of prior art cannula stabilizers is that ~hey are designed for use with cannulas which would not be suitable for use in a laparoscopic procedure. For example, cannulas which are in the form of thin flexible infusion or drainage tubes, would not be suitable in a laparoscopic procedure. Cannulas for use in a laparoscopic W(' ''2~19298 PCr/US92/03118 -3~ 2I~8~7 procedure are generally rigid and of a suitable diameter and length to accormnodate the laparoscopic instrumentation. Therefore, the caMulas which are suitable for laparoscopic procedures cannot be bent around clips and similar devices since such bending and the like would make it impossible to insert the laparoscopic instrumentation into the body cavity.
s One device for stabilizing the sheath of an endoscope is described in U.S. Patent Number 4,593,681. The device includes a flexible plastic plate with a central hole through which the sheaeh of an endoscope passes. The hole is of a predetermined diameter to provide an interference fit with the sheath of a scope inserted thereim An adhesive is provided underneath the flexible plate to adhere the device on a person's body. However, no means is provided to lessen the strain on the adhesive due to the force of the fluid in the body cavity which tends to leak out during the procedure. In addition, this device requires a complex mechanism of moving parts to immobilize ehe sheath once it has been inserted within the central hole of the device.
Furthermore, it is difficult to insert the cannula through the central hole of this device since no means is provided to enlarge the hole or otherwise open it up for easy passage of the caMula therethrough.
During a laparoscopic procedure, it is sometimes desirable to change the angle at which the car~nula enters the body cavity in order to view different portions of the ineernal organs.
However, ehis can place excessive stress on the adhesive and cause it to separate. Thus, it would be desirable to enhance the flexibility of a cannula restraining device so that the angle can be changed with a minimum of stress on the adhesive.
In view of the unique problems associated with stabilizing or ~n~nobilizing devices for use with laparoscopic ir~s~umentation and the failure of others to solve these problerns, it is clear that a long-felt need e~ists in the art to provide a device which can easily stabilize a laparoscopic cannula while avoidiDg the problerns caused by the pressurized gas in the patient's body cavity.
SUMMARY OF THE INVE~mON
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cannula skirt for stabilizing or restraining the movement of a laparoscopic carmula or sheath while m nimizing the detrimental effe~s of CO2 or fluid Qiquid or gas) leakage on the adhesive seal between the device and the patient's skin.
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It is also an object of this invention to enhance the flexibility of a device for restraining movement of a cannula so that the angle at which the cannula enters the body can be changed with a rninimum of stress on the adhesive which holds the device ~o the patient's skin.
It is a further object to provide a method of conducting a laparoscopic or related surgical procedure which involves the use of a cannula or sheath through which the laparoscope or other instrumentation passes therethrough.
These a~d other objects are achieved by a stabilizing device in the form of a cannula skirt which has an improved design. In particular, the cannula skirt includes a specific leakage cavity and an air-leakage seal which improves she operation of the device when used in a laparoscopic or sirnilar procedure. The skirt also incorporates a spring on top to enlarge the opening for the instrument to pass through and to then increase pressure on the camwla to minirnize slippage or leakage.
The skirt is preferably made of fle~ible elastomeric material such as silicone rubber or similar plastic or rubber material which is used to make conventional medical devices such as tubes, cannulas, catheters, catheter supports or the like. The skirt has a central hole or passage through which a sheath or car3nula is inserted. One end of the skirt may be widened to form a large flat surface with an adhesive on ~he bottom surface thereof. The adhesive, such as a pressure sensitive adhesive, pe~nits the slcirt to be adhered ~o the abdominal wall of the patient directly over the incision. The hole in the skirt may be sized to provide a snug fit (interference fit) to prevent excessive slippage of the sheath within the sleeve. The interference fit may be further enhanced by t~e use of a spring.
An air/liquid seal may be provided around the hole or passage. The seal is in the form of a stretchable/deformabla lip around the circurnference of the hole. The lip may be configured so that when a cannula is inserted through the hole in the sleeve, it stretches and deforrns the lip which surrounds the cannula. As a result, ~he lip is forced aga~,t the cannula by its elasticity.
In addition, the bot~om portion of ~he skirt includes a pressure leakage cavity which surrounds the airlliquid seal. The geome~y of the cavity is designed to provide maximum W~ 92/19298 P~/US92/03118 2~ 0~
flexibility of the skirt to allow great mobility of the laparoscope in the cannula without causing the unwanted movcment of the cannula itself. Furthennore, the geometry of the leakage cavity is designed to transmit any pull-off forces to the center areas of the foot of the skirt and thereby maxin~ize adhesion to the patient's skin.
s BRIEF DESCR~ ON OF THE DR~WINCS
Figures 1, ~, 3 and 4 are cross-sectional view of different embodiments of the cannula sklrt of the invention;
Figure Sa is a cross-sectional view of the cannula skirt shown with a sheath or cannula 10 inserted therethrough;
Figure 5b is a top-view of the skirt shown in Figure Sa;
Figure 6a is a cross-sectional view of a split cannula skirt embodirnent of the invention with a sheath or cannula inserted therethrou&h;
Figure 6b is a top view of the split cannula s~irt shown in Figure 6a;
1~ Figure 7 is a perspective view of the cannula skirt of the invention shown with the torsional spring in place; and Figure 8 is a perspective view of the cannula skirt of the invention shown with the torsional spring and adhesive strip in place.
Figure 9 is a perspective view of the ring clamp used in the invention which is shown in 20 the open cor~iguration.
Figure 10 is a perspective view of the rain clamp shown in the closed configur~ion Figure 11 is a perspective view of the carmula slcirt of the invention which includes a groove for holding the ring clamp.
Figure 12 is a perspecfive view of the cannula skirt of the invention which shows the ring 25 clamp in the groove around the stem.
DETAILED DESCI~ION OF THE
INVEN~ON AND PR FERRED EMBODIMENTS
The cannula s~irt of the present invention is particularly useful for stabilizing the cannula - 30 used in combination with a trocar such as the trocar/carmula assembly described in U.S. Patent Number 4,601,710, the specification of which is incorporated herein by reference. An example of such a trocar/cannula assembly is available from United States Surgical Corporation and sold as the "Surgiport" 10 mm disposable surgical trocar.
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2~08~7 The above-described device has a trocar for penetrating ~he body cavity and a cannula or sheath around the trocar. The trocar is removed from the assembly after the body cavity has been pierced so that the caMula or sheath is le~t in place. The cannula skirt of the present invention is used to stabilize the cannula or sheath which is left in place during the surgical 5 procedure. It can be used in combination with any type of car~ula or sheath which is designed to receive surgical h1struments which are passed therethrough during a surgical operation.
The cannula skirt of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings wherein like reference numerals designate like or corresponding elements throughout all the views 10 and drawings.
Figure 1 shows a cross-section of an embodiment of the invention which is a one piece molded skirt 1 made out of flexible elastomeric material such æ plastic, rubber of silicone. The skirt preferably includes a narrow stem segment 2 and a wider flanged section 3. In a preferred 15 embodiment, the bottom 4 of the flanged section is substantially fla~ as shown in the figures. A
passage, preferably tubular in cross section, e~tends ~rom the top 6 to the bottom 4 of the skirt.
The passage forms a top opening 7 and a bottom opening 8.
The passage includes an upper segment 5 which is sized to receive a cannula or sheath 20 therethrough and a lower segment 9 which is wider than ~e upper segment. Preferably, the upper segment has a substantially constarlt cross-sectional diameter. The upper segment has a bottom portion 10 which is located where the two segments join each other. Thus, the upper segment of the passage extends from top opening 7 to the bottom portion lO and the wider lower segment 9 extends from the bottom portion 10 to the bottom opening 8. Pre~erably the top and 25 bottom openings are round.
In the preferred embodiment, tbe upper segment passes through the stem and the lower segment is contained in the flanged section of the skirt. Preferably, the flanged section is in a generally frusto conical shape wherein tbe base serves as the bottom. Also, in the preferred 30 embodiment, ~he stem is cylindrical in shape and extends upward from the top of ~he frusto conical flanged section. Thus, in a preferred embodimeD~, the two segments of the passage, aiong wi2h the top and bottom openings, are aligned with each other in a co-axial fashion to create a strai~ht passage through the skirt.
WO 92/19298 PCr/US92/03118 ~7~ 21085~7 The bottom of the skirt is conflgured to define the bot~om opening 8 so that the diameter of the bottom opening is smaller than the diameter of the lower segrnent of the passage. This configuration provides a zone of co~.triction which forms a bottom wall 11 around the bottom of a lower segment sc that the lower segment is partially enclosed to forrn the leakage cavity 12.
5 Preferably~ the diameter of the bottom opening is larger than the diameter of the upper segment of the passage so that fluid leaxing out of the body cavity passes between the caMula and the circumference of the bottom opening and thereby enters the leakage cavity.
As shown in Figure 1, a conventional pressure sensitive adhesive 13 is preferably coated 10 onto the bottom 4 of the skirt. The adhesive is preferably covered by a conventional peel-away release sheet 14.
In a preferred embodiment, the diarneter of t'ne upper segrnent of the passage is s~zed to snugly fit the cannula or sheat'n. By a snug fit, it is meant that the diarneter of the passage is 15 sized to frictionally engage the cannula when a cannula is ,nserted therethrough so that the skirt provides some resistance when the cannula is pushed through the passage. As a result of the snug fit, the skirt can remain in a given location by frictional engagement with the cannula but can be manually moved along the cannula.
The skirt of the invention is used to stabilize ehe cannula. In order to pre~ent movement of the cannula within the skirt, a torsional spring I5 may be a~ached to the skirt around stem 2 as shown in Figur&s 7 and 8. The tension of the spring is adjusted so that when the spring engages the stem, it constricts it to increase the friction between the carLnula and the skirt. Thus, when a cannula is located within the passage and the torsional spring is frictionally engaged onto the stem, it becomes difficult for the cannula to move up or down through the passage of the skirt due to the constricting force of the torsional spring around the stem. This force can be removed by grasping the two upright members 16 and 17 with the thumb and forefinger and squeezing them together. T~is causes a reduction in the ~onstriction and thereby allows the skirt to be moved up or dowD the cannula with relative ease.
In another embodiment, a ring clamp is used in place of the torsional spriDg to constrict the stem of ~he skirt. The ring clamp is shown generally by reference numeral 40 in Figures 9 and 10. When the ring clamp is used in place of the torsional spring, it is desirable to include WO 92~1929~ PCI/IJS92~031~^
2~085 ~7 -8-a groove 41 around the stem to hold the ring clamp in place as shown in Figure ll. A ring clamp is shown in place within tbe groove in Figure 12. ~he embodiment shown in Pigure 12 is identical to the embodiment shown in Figure 8 with the e~tception that Figure 12 shows the clamp in a groove in place of the torsio~lal spring of Figure 8.
s The ring clamp is in the form of an open ring having two ends which face each other in spaced apart relationship to define an opening. Each end of the clamp is configured to fonn opposing ratchets 43 and 44. One ratchet has downwardly projecting teeth 45 and the other ratchet has complementary upwardly projecting teeth 46 so that the ratchets are interengageable 10 with each other. In Figure 9, the ratchets are shown as being spaced apart from each other to form the opening 42. In Figure l0, the ends of the clamp have been moved together to interengage the ratchets so that the riDg is closed. It wDI be readily appreciated that the ring has a smaller diarneter when the ratchets are interengaged so that the ring is capable of providing the necessary constriction around the stem in the interengaged state.
Preferably the teeth on each opposing ratchet lie along an inclined plane as illustrated by the lines 47 and 48 in Figure 9. The inclined plane oP one ratchet is preferably parallel or substantially parallel to the plane of the opposirlg ratchet. Pre~erably, the teeth 4S and 46 are of equal size and spacing so that they can be effectively interengaged to form a snug closure. In 20 this manner, the teeth of each ratchet complement the geometric space between the teeth of ~e OppOSiDg ratchet. In order to assist the interengagement of the teeth, the upward e~tending teeth of one ratchet are pointed slightly rearwardly relative to the front 52 of the ratchet on which they are located; while the downward e%tending teeth are pointed in the opposing direction. An example of the slight rearward orientation of the teeth is shown by the dashed lines 49 and 50 25 in Figure 10.
A small handle 51 projects from each opposing ratchet or near each opposiDg ratchet so that the clarnp may be easily closed by pincer motion of the thumb and forefinger. Such a motio~ causes the teeth along the inclined plane of each ratchet to slide past one another and 30 imereDgage Preferably the clamp is made f~om resilient material so that it is slightly spring loaded while it is interengaged to assist in the intereDgagement of the teeth. ID addition, the constrictive force developed by closing the clamp around the stem aids in keeping the ratchets interengaged with each other.
WC~ 92/t~2g8 P~/US92/~3118 ~9~ 2108547 The clarnp may be made out of various types of materials including metal or plastic such as polypropylene.
As a result of the above~escribed design, the clamp is closed by bringing the two handles S together in an east-west or horizontal direction to interengage the teeth on each ratchet. To open the clamp, the handles should be moved apart from each other in a vertical or north-south direction. Once the teeth are disengaged by vertically moving the handles apart, the force of the spring loading and the force of constriction aids in the opening of the clamp. Once the clarnp is opened, the constriction around the stem is relieved.
Once t~he skirt is adhered to the patient's skin and the cannula has been positioned and locked ioto place by means of the ring clamp or torsional spring, then the cannula is relatively stable and cannot be easily moved up or down relative to the skirt. However, it will be apparent from the drawings 1 through 4 that the leakage cavity in the flanged section forrns a substantial 15 hollow volume within the skirt which serves to make the skirt more flexible. As a result of this flexibility, tlhe cannula can be positioned along different angles without causing undue stress on the adhesive which binds the skirt to the patient's skin. This desirable feature exists regardless of whether gas or otber fluid actually enters the lea!~age cavity, simply because the hollow area results in greater flexibility. Thus, one aspect of this invention pertains to the added flexibility 20 of the skirt due to the hollow area in the flanged segment. The flexibility can be enhanced by making the upper surface of the flanged section concave as shown by the concave surface 23 in Figure 3. A second aspect of the leakage cavity is related to its adaptation to receive liquid or gas, such as Ct)2, which may leak through the incision during surgery. In prior art devices, gasMuid which leaks through the incision has a tendency to cause the adhesive on the bottom of 25 a stabilizing device to become separated from the patieDt's skin. This occurs because the leaking gas/fluid tends ~o push iu, way between the skin and the adbesive. This detrirnental effect of leakage is rninimized in ~he present ~nvention due to tne presence of the leakage cavity which is adapted to receive the gasMuid leaking through the incision.
The leakage cavity is able to receive the gas/fluid which lealcs through the incision by sizing the bottom hole so that it is wider than the diarneter of the upper segmen~ of the passage.
Thus, the bot~om opening 8 in Figures 1 through 4 with a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the upper segment of the passage. In tbis embodLnent, the bottom opening is smaller .
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'211~8~7 than the di~ne~er of the lower segment of the passage to partially enclose the lower segment and is wider than the diameter of the upper segment. Such an arrangement is shown in Figure Sb which illustrates an annular wne 18 between the outside of cannula 19 and the circumference 20 of the bottom opening. Zone 18 is also illustrated in Figure Sa which shows the direction of fluid S flowing into the leakage cavity by arrow 24.
Figure 5b also shows the zone of constriction forming the bottom wall 11 which partially encloses the lower segment to fo m the pressure leakage cavi~y. Figure 5b shows the configuration of the lower segment of the passage by dash line 21. Thus, the zone of 10 constriction 22 is shown in Figure Sb as an annular wne between the circumference of circles 20 and 21.
When gas leaks into the pressure cavity 12, a force is e~erted downward against the bottom wall 11. This force tends to minimize the pull-off forces which would be exerted against 15 the adhesive if the pressure leakage cavity were not present. In t'ne preferred embodiment, the lealcage cavity has a curved cross-sectional configuration as shown by the curved wall 26. This curvature aids in minirnizing the pull-off forces and thereby serves to further maximize adhesion to the patient's skin.
In a preferred embodiment, a deformable lip is located around the bottom of the upper segment. In Figure 2, a deformable lip 27 is shown which e~tends downward into the leakage cavity. Pressure in the cavity causes the lip to press against a cannula when a cannula is inserted through the skirt. The deformable lip may be configured to point downward and inward toward the center of the passage as shown in Figure 3 by lip 28. The configuration of lip 28 results in 2~ a sli&ht constriction around the bot~om of the upper segment of the passage which results in a reduction of the diameter of the bottom of the upper segment. When a cannula is inserted through the ski~t, the lip 28 is defonned as shown in Figures Sa and 6a. The resilience of various elastomeric materials such as silicone, plastic and rubber, causes the de~onned lip to press against the cannula to enhance the seal.
In the embodiments shown in Pigures 2 and 3, the leakage cavity is in a general annular configura~io n around the lip.
WO 9~/19298 P~/IJS92/03118 21085~7 In another embodiment, the skirt is slit on one side so that the entire skirt can be opened up to make it easy for placing the skirt around a cannula. The slit skirt is shown in Figures 6a, 6b and 8. The slip 29 extends on one side of the skirt from the top to the bottom and passe~s through the thickness of the skirt to the passage. When tbe skirt is opened up along the slit, the 5 cannula can be easily inserted through the open slit into the passage. The split skirt preferably includes an adhesive overlay which serves to keep the slit closed after the cannula has been inserted therethrough. The adhesive overlay is Indicated in general by reference numeral 30 in Figures 6a, 6b and 8. One portion 31 of the adhe~sive overlay is adhered to the top of the flanged segment along one side of the slit. Another portion of the adhesive overlay forms a flap 32 along 10 ~he side of ~he slit. The flap is coated with an adhesive 33 and release layer 34 is adhered to the adhesive coating. A tab 3S may be included on the release layer to aid in the removal of the release layer to expose tbe adhesive. In operation, the release layer is removed and the flap is bent down in the direction of the a~row shown in Figure 8 to adhesively eDgage the top of the flange on the other side of the slit in the area between slit 29 and dash line 38. The portion of 15 the slit on the stem is held in a closed position by the torsional spring 15.
The cannula skirt of this inventioo is used in a COnVentiODal laparoscopic procedure.
Thus, the procedure includes inserting a cannula or sheath into a patient's body; stabilizing the cannula by adhering the skirt to the patient's skin with the caMula being inserted through the 20 skirt. As a result of the design of the skirt and the use of a torsional spring therewith, the skirt is used without any adhesive in the passage to hold the cannula in place.
The skirt can be manufactured by conventional molding procedures to form a one-piece structure. However, although the skirt is preferably a one-piece molded article, it is possible to 25 fabricate the skirt from a plurality of parts.
j . . -- ----The skirt is ideally designed and dimensioned ra~le I
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for use with any size cannula such as the "Surgiport" a. 10.5 0 g. 15.5 0 10 mm disposable surgical trocar assembly sold by b. 5.0 h. 0.5 R
United States Surgical Corporation. An example of c. 2.5 i. 12.4 a skir~ for use with a 10 mm cannula is shown jD __ _ Pigure 4. Tbe dimensions of the skirt are indicated d. 2.0 R j 3.9 by means of the letter designations a-k. lhe e. 2.4 R k. 15 0 f. 43.0 ~ _ :
, WQ 92/192~8 PCr/US92/03118 2108~7 measurements in millimeters for each letter designation are shown below in Table I wherein 0 refers ~o diameter and R refers to radius. The device shown in Figure 4 can be scaled up or down to accommodate different size cannulas.
S While the present invention has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments and exemplified with respect thereto, one skilled iD the art will readily appr~ciate that various modifications, changes, omissions and substih~tions may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. lt is intended therefore that the present invention be limited solely by scope of the following claims.
S Movement of the cannula or sheath will cause undesirable movement of the laparoscope and this movernent may distract the surgeon and interfere with the operation. Therefore, it is desirable to rninilruze the unwanted movement of the cannula. It is also desirable to restrict this unwanted movement of the cannula while allowirlg the surgeon to reposition the cannula as needed and to alter the angle of the cannula with respect to the patient's body withou~ causing any unwanted up and down movement.
Various types of devices are avaUable for restraining the movement of a carmula which passes into a patient's body. However, none of these devices are designed to overcome the - unique problerns associated with the requirements of laparoscopic surgery. For exarnple, 1~ laparoscopic surgery requires distension of the body cavity by filling it with a fluid, especially CO2 gas, under pressure, so that the instruments can be safely inserted and the organs can be visualized and manipulated during the operation.
Typically, devices which are designed to restrain or irmnobilize a calmula, have a clip or similar restraining means on an adhesive disk or pad which is adhered to the patient's skin at the point where the cannula enters the body. However, none of these devices are suitable for laparos opic surgical procedures because of certain problems asso iated with the pressurized gas or other fluid in the body cavity. In particular, the pressurized CO2 gas or fluid tends to be forced out through the incision and this leakage interferes with the adhesive which helps hold the cannula in place. Failure of the adhesive renders a restraining device useless once it becomes separa~ed from ~he patient's skin. Fur~herrnore, the arnount of leakage increases once the cannula is no longer restrained by the adhesive pa~i over the incision. In addition, CO2 gas tends to leak between the sheath and the laparoscopic device inserted there~hrough.
Another problem associated with other types of prior art cannula stabilizers is that ~hey are designed for use with cannulas which would not be suitable for use in a laparoscopic procedure. For example, cannulas which are in the form of thin flexible infusion or drainage tubes, would not be suitable in a laparoscopic procedure. Cannulas for use in a laparoscopic W(' ''2~19298 PCr/US92/03118 -3~ 2I~8~7 procedure are generally rigid and of a suitable diameter and length to accormnodate the laparoscopic instrumentation. Therefore, the caMulas which are suitable for laparoscopic procedures cannot be bent around clips and similar devices since such bending and the like would make it impossible to insert the laparoscopic instrumentation into the body cavity.
s One device for stabilizing the sheath of an endoscope is described in U.S. Patent Number 4,593,681. The device includes a flexible plastic plate with a central hole through which the sheaeh of an endoscope passes. The hole is of a predetermined diameter to provide an interference fit with the sheath of a scope inserted thereim An adhesive is provided underneath the flexible plate to adhere the device on a person's body. However, no means is provided to lessen the strain on the adhesive due to the force of the fluid in the body cavity which tends to leak out during the procedure. In addition, this device requires a complex mechanism of moving parts to immobilize ehe sheath once it has been inserted within the central hole of the device.
Furthermore, it is difficult to insert the cannula through the central hole of this device since no means is provided to enlarge the hole or otherwise open it up for easy passage of the caMula therethrough.
During a laparoscopic procedure, it is sometimes desirable to change the angle at which the car~nula enters the body cavity in order to view different portions of the ineernal organs.
However, ehis can place excessive stress on the adhesive and cause it to separate. Thus, it would be desirable to enhance the flexibility of a cannula restraining device so that the angle can be changed with a minimum of stress on the adhesive.
In view of the unique problems associated with stabilizing or ~n~nobilizing devices for use with laparoscopic ir~s~umentation and the failure of others to solve these problerns, it is clear that a long-felt need e~ists in the art to provide a device which can easily stabilize a laparoscopic cannula while avoidiDg the problerns caused by the pressurized gas in the patient's body cavity.
SUMMARY OF THE INVE~mON
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cannula skirt for stabilizing or restraining the movement of a laparoscopic carmula or sheath while m nimizing the detrimental effe~s of CO2 or fluid Qiquid or gas) leakage on the adhesive seal between the device and the patient's skin.
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It is also an object of this invention to enhance the flexibility of a device for restraining movement of a cannula so that the angle at which the cannula enters the body can be changed with a rninimum of stress on the adhesive which holds the device ~o the patient's skin.
It is a further object to provide a method of conducting a laparoscopic or related surgical procedure which involves the use of a cannula or sheath through which the laparoscope or other instrumentation passes therethrough.
These a~d other objects are achieved by a stabilizing device in the form of a cannula skirt which has an improved design. In particular, the cannula skirt includes a specific leakage cavity and an air-leakage seal which improves she operation of the device when used in a laparoscopic or sirnilar procedure. The skirt also incorporates a spring on top to enlarge the opening for the instrument to pass through and to then increase pressure on the camwla to minirnize slippage or leakage.
The skirt is preferably made of fle~ible elastomeric material such as silicone rubber or similar plastic or rubber material which is used to make conventional medical devices such as tubes, cannulas, catheters, catheter supports or the like. The skirt has a central hole or passage through which a sheath or car3nula is inserted. One end of the skirt may be widened to form a large flat surface with an adhesive on ~he bottom surface thereof. The adhesive, such as a pressure sensitive adhesive, pe~nits the slcirt to be adhered ~o the abdominal wall of the patient directly over the incision. The hole in the skirt may be sized to provide a snug fit (interference fit) to prevent excessive slippage of the sheath within the sleeve. The interference fit may be further enhanced by t~e use of a spring.
An air/liquid seal may be provided around the hole or passage. The seal is in the form of a stretchable/deformabla lip around the circurnference of the hole. The lip may be configured so that when a cannula is inserted through the hole in the sleeve, it stretches and deforrns the lip which surrounds the cannula. As a result, ~he lip is forced aga~,t the cannula by its elasticity.
In addition, the bot~om portion of ~he skirt includes a pressure leakage cavity which surrounds the airlliquid seal. The geome~y of the cavity is designed to provide maximum W~ 92/19298 P~/US92/03118 2~ 0~
flexibility of the skirt to allow great mobility of the laparoscope in the cannula without causing the unwanted movcment of the cannula itself. Furthennore, the geometry of the leakage cavity is designed to transmit any pull-off forces to the center areas of the foot of the skirt and thereby maxin~ize adhesion to the patient's skin.
s BRIEF DESCR~ ON OF THE DR~WINCS
Figures 1, ~, 3 and 4 are cross-sectional view of different embodiments of the cannula sklrt of the invention;
Figure Sa is a cross-sectional view of the cannula skirt shown with a sheath or cannula 10 inserted therethrough;
Figure 5b is a top-view of the skirt shown in Figure Sa;
Figure 6a is a cross-sectional view of a split cannula skirt embodirnent of the invention with a sheath or cannula inserted therethrou&h;
Figure 6b is a top view of the split cannula s~irt shown in Figure 6a;
1~ Figure 7 is a perspective view of the cannula skirt of the invention shown with the torsional spring in place; and Figure 8 is a perspective view of the cannula skirt of the invention shown with the torsional spring and adhesive strip in place.
Figure 9 is a perspective view of the ring clamp used in the invention which is shown in 20 the open cor~iguration.
Figure 10 is a perspective view of the rain clamp shown in the closed configur~ion Figure 11 is a perspective view of the carmula slcirt of the invention which includes a groove for holding the ring clamp.
Figure 12 is a perspecfive view of the cannula skirt of the invention which shows the ring 25 clamp in the groove around the stem.
DETAILED DESCI~ION OF THE
INVEN~ON AND PR FERRED EMBODIMENTS
The cannula s~irt of the present invention is particularly useful for stabilizing the cannula - 30 used in combination with a trocar such as the trocar/carmula assembly described in U.S. Patent Number 4,601,710, the specification of which is incorporated herein by reference. An example of such a trocar/cannula assembly is available from United States Surgical Corporation and sold as the "Surgiport" 10 mm disposable surgical trocar.
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2~08~7 The above-described device has a trocar for penetrating ~he body cavity and a cannula or sheath around the trocar. The trocar is removed from the assembly after the body cavity has been pierced so that the caMula or sheath is le~t in place. The cannula skirt of the present invention is used to stabilize the cannula or sheath which is left in place during the surgical 5 procedure. It can be used in combination with any type of car~ula or sheath which is designed to receive surgical h1struments which are passed therethrough during a surgical operation.
The cannula skirt of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings wherein like reference numerals designate like or corresponding elements throughout all the views 10 and drawings.
Figure 1 shows a cross-section of an embodiment of the invention which is a one piece molded skirt 1 made out of flexible elastomeric material such æ plastic, rubber of silicone. The skirt preferably includes a narrow stem segment 2 and a wider flanged section 3. In a preferred 15 embodiment, the bottom 4 of the flanged section is substantially fla~ as shown in the figures. A
passage, preferably tubular in cross section, e~tends ~rom the top 6 to the bottom 4 of the skirt.
The passage forms a top opening 7 and a bottom opening 8.
The passage includes an upper segment 5 which is sized to receive a cannula or sheath 20 therethrough and a lower segment 9 which is wider than ~e upper segment. Preferably, the upper segment has a substantially constarlt cross-sectional diameter. The upper segment has a bottom portion 10 which is located where the two segments join each other. Thus, the upper segment of the passage extends from top opening 7 to the bottom portion lO and the wider lower segment 9 extends from the bottom portion 10 to the bottom opening 8. Pre~erably the top and 25 bottom openings are round.
In the preferred embodiment, tbe upper segment passes through the stem and the lower segment is contained in the flanged section of the skirt. Preferably, the flanged section is in a generally frusto conical shape wherein tbe base serves as the bottom. Also, in the preferred 30 embodiment, ~he stem is cylindrical in shape and extends upward from the top of ~he frusto conical flanged section. Thus, in a preferred embodimeD~, the two segments of the passage, aiong wi2h the top and bottom openings, are aligned with each other in a co-axial fashion to create a strai~ht passage through the skirt.
WO 92/19298 PCr/US92/03118 ~7~ 21085~7 The bottom of the skirt is conflgured to define the bot~om opening 8 so that the diameter of the bottom opening is smaller than the diameter of the lower segrnent of the passage. This configuration provides a zone of co~.triction which forms a bottom wall 11 around the bottom of a lower segment sc that the lower segment is partially enclosed to forrn the leakage cavity 12.
5 Preferably~ the diameter of the bottom opening is larger than the diameter of the upper segment of the passage so that fluid leaxing out of the body cavity passes between the caMula and the circumference of the bottom opening and thereby enters the leakage cavity.
As shown in Figure 1, a conventional pressure sensitive adhesive 13 is preferably coated 10 onto the bottom 4 of the skirt. The adhesive is preferably covered by a conventional peel-away release sheet 14.
In a preferred embodiment, the diarneter of t'ne upper segrnent of the passage is s~zed to snugly fit the cannula or sheat'n. By a snug fit, it is meant that the diarneter of the passage is 15 sized to frictionally engage the cannula when a cannula is ,nserted therethrough so that the skirt provides some resistance when the cannula is pushed through the passage. As a result of the snug fit, the skirt can remain in a given location by frictional engagement with the cannula but can be manually moved along the cannula.
The skirt of the invention is used to stabilize ehe cannula. In order to pre~ent movement of the cannula within the skirt, a torsional spring I5 may be a~ached to the skirt around stem 2 as shown in Figur&s 7 and 8. The tension of the spring is adjusted so that when the spring engages the stem, it constricts it to increase the friction between the carLnula and the skirt. Thus, when a cannula is located within the passage and the torsional spring is frictionally engaged onto the stem, it becomes difficult for the cannula to move up or down through the passage of the skirt due to the constricting force of the torsional spring around the stem. This force can be removed by grasping the two upright members 16 and 17 with the thumb and forefinger and squeezing them together. T~is causes a reduction in the ~onstriction and thereby allows the skirt to be moved up or dowD the cannula with relative ease.
In another embodiment, a ring clamp is used in place of the torsional spriDg to constrict the stem of ~he skirt. The ring clamp is shown generally by reference numeral 40 in Figures 9 and 10. When the ring clamp is used in place of the torsional spring, it is desirable to include WO 92~1929~ PCI/IJS92~031~^
2~085 ~7 -8-a groove 41 around the stem to hold the ring clamp in place as shown in Figure ll. A ring clamp is shown in place within tbe groove in Figure 12. ~he embodiment shown in Pigure 12 is identical to the embodiment shown in Figure 8 with the e~tception that Figure 12 shows the clamp in a groove in place of the torsio~lal spring of Figure 8.
s The ring clamp is in the form of an open ring having two ends which face each other in spaced apart relationship to define an opening. Each end of the clamp is configured to fonn opposing ratchets 43 and 44. One ratchet has downwardly projecting teeth 45 and the other ratchet has complementary upwardly projecting teeth 46 so that the ratchets are interengageable 10 with each other. In Figure 9, the ratchets are shown as being spaced apart from each other to form the opening 42. In Figure l0, the ends of the clamp have been moved together to interengage the ratchets so that the riDg is closed. It wDI be readily appreciated that the ring has a smaller diarneter when the ratchets are interengaged so that the ring is capable of providing the necessary constriction around the stem in the interengaged state.
Preferably the teeth on each opposing ratchet lie along an inclined plane as illustrated by the lines 47 and 48 in Figure 9. The inclined plane oP one ratchet is preferably parallel or substantially parallel to the plane of the opposirlg ratchet. Pre~erably, the teeth 4S and 46 are of equal size and spacing so that they can be effectively interengaged to form a snug closure. In 20 this manner, the teeth of each ratchet complement the geometric space between the teeth of ~e OppOSiDg ratchet. In order to assist the interengagement of the teeth, the upward e~tending teeth of one ratchet are pointed slightly rearwardly relative to the front 52 of the ratchet on which they are located; while the downward e%tending teeth are pointed in the opposing direction. An example of the slight rearward orientation of the teeth is shown by the dashed lines 49 and 50 25 in Figure 10.
A small handle 51 projects from each opposing ratchet or near each opposiDg ratchet so that the clarnp may be easily closed by pincer motion of the thumb and forefinger. Such a motio~ causes the teeth along the inclined plane of each ratchet to slide past one another and 30 imereDgage Preferably the clamp is made f~om resilient material so that it is slightly spring loaded while it is interengaged to assist in the intereDgagement of the teeth. ID addition, the constrictive force developed by closing the clamp around the stem aids in keeping the ratchets interengaged with each other.
WC~ 92/t~2g8 P~/US92/~3118 ~9~ 2108547 The clarnp may be made out of various types of materials including metal or plastic such as polypropylene.
As a result of the above~escribed design, the clamp is closed by bringing the two handles S together in an east-west or horizontal direction to interengage the teeth on each ratchet. To open the clamp, the handles should be moved apart from each other in a vertical or north-south direction. Once the teeth are disengaged by vertically moving the handles apart, the force of the spring loading and the force of constriction aids in the opening of the clamp. Once the clarnp is opened, the constriction around the stem is relieved.
Once t~he skirt is adhered to the patient's skin and the cannula has been positioned and locked ioto place by means of the ring clamp or torsional spring, then the cannula is relatively stable and cannot be easily moved up or down relative to the skirt. However, it will be apparent from the drawings 1 through 4 that the leakage cavity in the flanged section forrns a substantial 15 hollow volume within the skirt which serves to make the skirt more flexible. As a result of this flexibility, tlhe cannula can be positioned along different angles without causing undue stress on the adhesive which binds the skirt to the patient's skin. This desirable feature exists regardless of whether gas or otber fluid actually enters the lea!~age cavity, simply because the hollow area results in greater flexibility. Thus, one aspect of this invention pertains to the added flexibility 20 of the skirt due to the hollow area in the flanged segment. The flexibility can be enhanced by making the upper surface of the flanged section concave as shown by the concave surface 23 in Figure 3. A second aspect of the leakage cavity is related to its adaptation to receive liquid or gas, such as Ct)2, which may leak through the incision during surgery. In prior art devices, gasMuid which leaks through the incision has a tendency to cause the adhesive on the bottom of 25 a stabilizing device to become separated from the patieDt's skin. This occurs because the leaking gas/fluid tends ~o push iu, way between the skin and the adbesive. This detrirnental effect of leakage is rninimized in ~he present ~nvention due to tne presence of the leakage cavity which is adapted to receive the gasMuid leaking through the incision.
The leakage cavity is able to receive the gas/fluid which lealcs through the incision by sizing the bottom hole so that it is wider than the diarneter of the upper segmen~ of the passage.
Thus, the bot~om opening 8 in Figures 1 through 4 with a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the upper segment of the passage. In tbis embodLnent, the bottom opening is smaller .
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'211~8~7 than the di~ne~er of the lower segment of the passage to partially enclose the lower segment and is wider than the diameter of the upper segment. Such an arrangement is shown in Figure Sb which illustrates an annular wne 18 between the outside of cannula 19 and the circumference 20 of the bottom opening. Zone 18 is also illustrated in Figure Sa which shows the direction of fluid S flowing into the leakage cavity by arrow 24.
Figure 5b also shows the zone of constriction forming the bottom wall 11 which partially encloses the lower segment to fo m the pressure leakage cavi~y. Figure 5b shows the configuration of the lower segment of the passage by dash line 21. Thus, the zone of 10 constriction 22 is shown in Figure Sb as an annular wne between the circumference of circles 20 and 21.
When gas leaks into the pressure cavity 12, a force is e~erted downward against the bottom wall 11. This force tends to minimize the pull-off forces which would be exerted against 15 the adhesive if the pressure leakage cavity were not present. In t'ne preferred embodiment, the lealcage cavity has a curved cross-sectional configuration as shown by the curved wall 26. This curvature aids in minirnizing the pull-off forces and thereby serves to further maximize adhesion to the patient's skin.
In a preferred embodiment, a deformable lip is located around the bottom of the upper segment. In Figure 2, a deformable lip 27 is shown which e~tends downward into the leakage cavity. Pressure in the cavity causes the lip to press against a cannula when a cannula is inserted through the skirt. The deformable lip may be configured to point downward and inward toward the center of the passage as shown in Figure 3 by lip 28. The configuration of lip 28 results in 2~ a sli&ht constriction around the bot~om of the upper segment of the passage which results in a reduction of the diameter of the bottom of the upper segment. When a cannula is inserted through the ski~t, the lip 28 is defonned as shown in Figures Sa and 6a. The resilience of various elastomeric materials such as silicone, plastic and rubber, causes the de~onned lip to press against the cannula to enhance the seal.
In the embodiments shown in Pigures 2 and 3, the leakage cavity is in a general annular configura~io n around the lip.
WO 9~/19298 P~/IJS92/03118 21085~7 In another embodiment, the skirt is slit on one side so that the entire skirt can be opened up to make it easy for placing the skirt around a cannula. The slit skirt is shown in Figures 6a, 6b and 8. The slip 29 extends on one side of the skirt from the top to the bottom and passe~s through the thickness of the skirt to the passage. When tbe skirt is opened up along the slit, the 5 cannula can be easily inserted through the open slit into the passage. The split skirt preferably includes an adhesive overlay which serves to keep the slit closed after the cannula has been inserted therethrough. The adhesive overlay is Indicated in general by reference numeral 30 in Figures 6a, 6b and 8. One portion 31 of the adhe~sive overlay is adhered to the top of the flanged segment along one side of the slit. Another portion of the adhesive overlay forms a flap 32 along 10 ~he side of ~he slit. The flap is coated with an adhesive 33 and release layer 34 is adhered to the adhesive coating. A tab 3S may be included on the release layer to aid in the removal of the release layer to expose tbe adhesive. In operation, the release layer is removed and the flap is bent down in the direction of the a~row shown in Figure 8 to adhesively eDgage the top of the flange on the other side of the slit in the area between slit 29 and dash line 38. The portion of 15 the slit on the stem is held in a closed position by the torsional spring 15.
The cannula skirt of this inventioo is used in a COnVentiODal laparoscopic procedure.
Thus, the procedure includes inserting a cannula or sheath into a patient's body; stabilizing the cannula by adhering the skirt to the patient's skin with the caMula being inserted through the 20 skirt. As a result of the design of the skirt and the use of a torsional spring therewith, the skirt is used without any adhesive in the passage to hold the cannula in place.
The skirt can be manufactured by conventional molding procedures to form a one-piece structure. However, although the skirt is preferably a one-piece molded article, it is possible to 25 fabricate the skirt from a plurality of parts.
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for use with any size cannula such as the "Surgiport" a. 10.5 0 g. 15.5 0 10 mm disposable surgical trocar assembly sold by b. 5.0 h. 0.5 R
United States Surgical Corporation. An example of c. 2.5 i. 12.4 a skir~ for use with a 10 mm cannula is shown jD __ _ Pigure 4. Tbe dimensions of the skirt are indicated d. 2.0 R j 3.9 by means of the letter designations a-k. lhe e. 2.4 R k. 15 0 f. 43.0 ~ _ :
, WQ 92/192~8 PCr/US92/03118 2108~7 measurements in millimeters for each letter designation are shown below in Table I wherein 0 refers ~o diameter and R refers to radius. The device shown in Figure 4 can be scaled up or down to accommodate different size cannulas.
S While the present invention has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments and exemplified with respect thereto, one skilled iD the art will readily appr~ciate that various modifications, changes, omissions and substih~tions may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. lt is intended therefore that the present invention be limited solely by scope of the following claims.
Claims
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1. A device for stabilizing a cannula or sheath, said device comprising a cannula skirt with a leakage cavity therein; said skirt having a top and a bottom with a passage extending from the top to the bottom to form a top opening and bottom opening; said passage having an upper segment with a diameter which is sized to receive a cannula or sheath therethrough, and a lower segment having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of the upper segment; and said bottom being configured to define the bottom opening having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the lower segment of the passage whereby said lower segment of the passage is partially enclosed by abottom wall to form said leakage cavity, and said bottom having a surface which is coated with an adhesive for securing the device to a patient's skin.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter of the bottom opening is larger than the diameter of the upper segment of the passage.
4. The device of claim 2 wherein the diameter of the upper segment of the passage is sized to snugly receive a cannula or sheath therethrough.
5. The device of claim 2 which further comprises a deformable lip around the circumference around the upper segment of the passage; said lip being capable ofdeforming to form a seal around a cannula or sheath when a cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
6. The device of claim 5 wherein the deformable lip is around the bottom of the upper segment adjacent to the lower segment of the passage whereby said lip is capable of pressing against a cannula or sheath when a cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough and the leakage cavity is under pressure.
7. The device of claim 6 wherein the diameter of the upper segment of the passage is sized to snugly receive a cannula or sheath therethrough.
8. The device of claim 7 wherein the deformable lip is configured to define a constriction around the bottom of the upper segment of the passage whereby said lip is capable of being deformed and pressed against a cannula or sheath when a cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
9. The device of claim 8 wherein the leakage cavity is in a general annular configuration around the lip.
10. The device of claim 9 wherein the leakage cavity has a curved cross-sectional configuration; said cross-section being taken along a central plane which is parallel to the passage.
11. The device of claim 6 wherein the skirt comprises an upper stem section with the upper section of the passage extending therethrough and a lower flanged section; said flanged section being wider than said stem section and said leakage cavity being located in the flanged section.
12. The device of claim 11 which further includes a torsional spring around the stem section;
said spring being adapted to constrict said stem.
13. The device of claim 12 wherein the diameter of the upper segment of the passage is sized to snugly receive a cannula or sheath therethrough.
14. The device of claim 13 wherein the deformable lip is configured to define a constriction around the bottom of the upper segment of the passage whereby said lip is capable of being deformed and pressed against a cannula or sheath when a cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
15. The device of claim 14 wherein the leakage cavity is wider than the stem and is in a general annular configuration around the lip.
(Substitute Page) 16. The device of claim 15 wherein the leakage cavity has a curved cross-sectional configuration; said cross-section being taken along a central plane which is parallel to the passage.
17. The device of claim 16 wherein the flanged section is in a general frusto conical configuration having a top surface which joins the stem section and a generally flattened bottom surface.
18. The device of claim 17 wherein the bottom surface is substantially circular.
19. The device of claim 18 wherein the top surface of the flanged section is concave.
21. The device of claim 19 wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive and said adhesive is covered with a release strip.
22. The device of claim 21 wherein the skirt is a one-piece molded article made from flexible plastic, rubber of silicone.
23. The device of claim 22 which further comprises a slit which penetrates through the thickness of the skirt to the passage and which extends from the top to the bottom of the skirt whereby said skirt is capable of opening up to receive a cannula in the passage.
24. The device of claim 20 which further includes an adhesive overlay on the top surface of the flange; said overlay having one section which is adhered to the top surface of the flange along one side of the slit and said overlay having an adhesive flap section which is sized for adhesive contact with the flange along the other side of the slit; said adhesive flap section having a peel-away release layer over the adhesive.
25. The device of claim 11 wherein the top and bottom openings are round.
26. The device of claim 1 wherein said skirt has an upper stem section with the upper section of the passage extending therethrough and a lower flanged section which is wider than said stem section, said leakage cavity being located in the flanged section; and said skirt including a groove around the outside of the stem and a ratchet ring clamp in said groove; said ring clamp comprising a ring having two ends with handles attached thereto, said ends facing each other in spaced apart relationship, each end being configured in the form of a ratchet wherein one ratchet has downwardly projecting teeth and the other ratchet has complementary upwardly projecting teeth whereby said ratchets are interengageable with each other and said ring is capable of being closed to constrict said stem by interengaging the complementary teeth of the ratchets.
27. The device of claim 26 wherein the diameter of the bottom opening is larger than the diameter of the upper segment of the passage.
28. The device of claim 27 wherein the diameter of the upper segment of the passage is sized to snuggly receive a cannula or sheath therethrough.
29. The device of claim 28 which further comprises a deformable lip around the circumference of the upper segment of the passage; said lip being capable of deforming to form a seal around a cannula or sheath when said cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
30. The device of claim 29 wherein the deformable lip is configured to define a constriction around the bottom of the upper segment of the passage whereby said lip is capable of being deformed and pressed against a cannula or sheath when said cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
31. The device of claim 30 wherein the leakage cavity is wider than the stem and is in a general annular configuration around the lip.
32. The device of claim 31 wherein the leakage cavity has a curved, cross-sectional configuration; said cross-section being taken along a central plane which is parallel to the passage.
(Substitute Page) 33. The device of claim 32 wherein the flanged section is in a general frusto conical configuration having a top surface which joins the stem section and a generally flattened bottom surface.
34. The device of claim 33 wherein the bottom surface is substantially circular.
35. The device of claim 34 wherein the top surface of the flanged section is concave.
37. The device of claim 35 wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive and said adhesive is covered with a release strip.
38. The device of claim 37 wherein the skirt is a one piece molded article made from flexible plastic, rubber or silicone.
39. The device of claim 37 which further comprises a slit which penetrates through the thickness of the skirt to the passage and which extends from the top to the bottom of the skirt whereby said skirt is capable of opening up to receive a cannula in the passage.
40. The device of claim 39 which further includes an adhesive overlay on the top surface of the flange; said overlay having one section which is adhered to the top surface of the flange along one side of the slit and said overlay having an adhesive flap section which is sized for adhesive contact with the flange along the other side of the slit; said adhesive flap section having a peel-away release layer over the adhesive.
41. The device of claim 26 wherein the top and bottom openings are round.
1. A device for stabilizing a cannula or sheath, said device comprising a cannula skirt with a leakage cavity therein; said skirt having a top and a bottom with a passage extending from the top to the bottom to form a top opening and bottom opening; said passage having an upper segment with a diameter which is sized to receive a cannula or sheath therethrough, and a lower segment having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of the upper segment; and said bottom being configured to define the bottom opening having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the lower segment of the passage whereby said lower segment of the passage is partially enclosed by abottom wall to form said leakage cavity, and said bottom having a surface which is coated with an adhesive for securing the device to a patient's skin.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter of the bottom opening is larger than the diameter of the upper segment of the passage.
4. The device of claim 2 wherein the diameter of the upper segment of the passage is sized to snugly receive a cannula or sheath therethrough.
5. The device of claim 2 which further comprises a deformable lip around the circumference around the upper segment of the passage; said lip being capable ofdeforming to form a seal around a cannula or sheath when a cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
6. The device of claim 5 wherein the deformable lip is around the bottom of the upper segment adjacent to the lower segment of the passage whereby said lip is capable of pressing against a cannula or sheath when a cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough and the leakage cavity is under pressure.
7. The device of claim 6 wherein the diameter of the upper segment of the passage is sized to snugly receive a cannula or sheath therethrough.
8. The device of claim 7 wherein the deformable lip is configured to define a constriction around the bottom of the upper segment of the passage whereby said lip is capable of being deformed and pressed against a cannula or sheath when a cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
9. The device of claim 8 wherein the leakage cavity is in a general annular configuration around the lip.
10. The device of claim 9 wherein the leakage cavity has a curved cross-sectional configuration; said cross-section being taken along a central plane which is parallel to the passage.
11. The device of claim 6 wherein the skirt comprises an upper stem section with the upper section of the passage extending therethrough and a lower flanged section; said flanged section being wider than said stem section and said leakage cavity being located in the flanged section.
12. The device of claim 11 which further includes a torsional spring around the stem section;
said spring being adapted to constrict said stem.
13. The device of claim 12 wherein the diameter of the upper segment of the passage is sized to snugly receive a cannula or sheath therethrough.
14. The device of claim 13 wherein the deformable lip is configured to define a constriction around the bottom of the upper segment of the passage whereby said lip is capable of being deformed and pressed against a cannula or sheath when a cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
15. The device of claim 14 wherein the leakage cavity is wider than the stem and is in a general annular configuration around the lip.
(Substitute Page) 16. The device of claim 15 wherein the leakage cavity has a curved cross-sectional configuration; said cross-section being taken along a central plane which is parallel to the passage.
17. The device of claim 16 wherein the flanged section is in a general frusto conical configuration having a top surface which joins the stem section and a generally flattened bottom surface.
18. The device of claim 17 wherein the bottom surface is substantially circular.
19. The device of claim 18 wherein the top surface of the flanged section is concave.
21. The device of claim 19 wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive and said adhesive is covered with a release strip.
22. The device of claim 21 wherein the skirt is a one-piece molded article made from flexible plastic, rubber of silicone.
23. The device of claim 22 which further comprises a slit which penetrates through the thickness of the skirt to the passage and which extends from the top to the bottom of the skirt whereby said skirt is capable of opening up to receive a cannula in the passage.
24. The device of claim 20 which further includes an adhesive overlay on the top surface of the flange; said overlay having one section which is adhered to the top surface of the flange along one side of the slit and said overlay having an adhesive flap section which is sized for adhesive contact with the flange along the other side of the slit; said adhesive flap section having a peel-away release layer over the adhesive.
25. The device of claim 11 wherein the top and bottom openings are round.
26. The device of claim 1 wherein said skirt has an upper stem section with the upper section of the passage extending therethrough and a lower flanged section which is wider than said stem section, said leakage cavity being located in the flanged section; and said skirt including a groove around the outside of the stem and a ratchet ring clamp in said groove; said ring clamp comprising a ring having two ends with handles attached thereto, said ends facing each other in spaced apart relationship, each end being configured in the form of a ratchet wherein one ratchet has downwardly projecting teeth and the other ratchet has complementary upwardly projecting teeth whereby said ratchets are interengageable with each other and said ring is capable of being closed to constrict said stem by interengaging the complementary teeth of the ratchets.
27. The device of claim 26 wherein the diameter of the bottom opening is larger than the diameter of the upper segment of the passage.
28. The device of claim 27 wherein the diameter of the upper segment of the passage is sized to snuggly receive a cannula or sheath therethrough.
29. The device of claim 28 which further comprises a deformable lip around the circumference of the upper segment of the passage; said lip being capable of deforming to form a seal around a cannula or sheath when said cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
30. The device of claim 29 wherein the deformable lip is configured to define a constriction around the bottom of the upper segment of the passage whereby said lip is capable of being deformed and pressed against a cannula or sheath when said cannula or sheath is inserted therethrough.
31. The device of claim 30 wherein the leakage cavity is wider than the stem and is in a general annular configuration around the lip.
32. The device of claim 31 wherein the leakage cavity has a curved, cross-sectional configuration; said cross-section being taken along a central plane which is parallel to the passage.
(Substitute Page) 33. The device of claim 32 wherein the flanged section is in a general frusto conical configuration having a top surface which joins the stem section and a generally flattened bottom surface.
34. The device of claim 33 wherein the bottom surface is substantially circular.
35. The device of claim 34 wherein the top surface of the flanged section is concave.
37. The device of claim 35 wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive and said adhesive is covered with a release strip.
38. The device of claim 37 wherein the skirt is a one piece molded article made from flexible plastic, rubber or silicone.
39. The device of claim 37 which further comprises a slit which penetrates through the thickness of the skirt to the passage and which extends from the top to the bottom of the skirt whereby said skirt is capable of opening up to receive a cannula in the passage.
40. The device of claim 39 which further includes an adhesive overlay on the top surface of the flange; said overlay having one section which is adhered to the top surface of the flange along one side of the slit and said overlay having an adhesive flap section which is sized for adhesive contact with the flange along the other side of the slit; said adhesive flap section having a peel-away release layer over the adhesive.
41. The device of claim 26 wherein the top and bottom openings are round.
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