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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2002
Anthony Paolitto, St. Leonard, CA;
Valerio Valentini, Montreal, CA;
Raymond Cartier, Montreal, CA;
Coroneo, Inc., Montreal, CA;
Abstract
An intervention is performed on a target anatomic structure of a patient body by first altering the configuration of the diaphragm through displacement or puncturing of the latter, in order to create a passageway leading into the thoracic cavity. An implement is introduced into the thoracic cavity through the passageway. The implement is then used while extending through the passageway to alter a biological tissue of the target structure or manipulate the latter. Optionally, a separating component having a peripheral wall encompassing a component channel is introduced into the passageway for receiving the implement and separating the latter from the non-target anatomic structure.