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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
Ronald J. Kolata, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael F. Clem, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Lebanon, OH (US);
Gary W. Knight, West Chester, OH (US);
Kristin L. Jambor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David L. Hamann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ronald J. Kolata, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael F. Clem, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Lebanon, OH (US);
Gary W. Knight, West Chester, OH (US);
Kristin L. Jambor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David L. Hamann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A medical instrument for positioning an internal organ during surgical and diagnostic procedures is provided. In one embodiment, the medical instrument includes a body having a tissue grasping element and an actuating member effective to move the tissue grasping element between an open position and a closed position. The body also includes a flexible member which has a portion secured to the body and at least one free end. In use, the tissue grasping element grasps or penetrates a portion of the tissue on or near the body organ. Tension can then be applied to the flexible member to reposition and secure the body organ.