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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00287 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes systems and a method for in situ application of a surgical patch during minimally invasive surgery. The method includes the steps of inserting a surgical patch into a bag; transferring a polymeric bag containing a hemostatic patch into a body cavity; removing the surgical patch from the polymeric bag while the polymeric bag is within the body cavity; and applying the surgical patch to a tissue within the body cavity.