摘要:
A method for identifying a ureter during a medical procedure, the method comprising: providing an electrical stimulator comprising: a shaft having at least one electrode; and a power supply connected to the at least one electrode for providing an electrical signal to the at least one electrode; advancing the shaft so that the at least one electrode contacts tissue; operating the power supply so that the electrical signal is applied to the tissue; and visually observing the tissue to determine the presence of a ureter in the tissue.
摘要:
A method for identifying a ureter during a medical procedure, the method comprising: providing an electrical stimulator comprising: a shaft having at least one electrode; and a power supply connected to the at least one electrode for providing an electrical signal to the at least one electrode; advancing the shaft so that the at least one electrode contacts tissue; operating the power supply so that the electrical signal is applied to the tissue; and visually observing the tissue to determine the presence of a ureter in the tissue.
摘要:
An in-line enterotomy detection device for use in a surgical procedure wherein access to an internal operating field is provided through a plurality of access ports and further wherein a pressurized insufflating gas is delivered to the internal operating field through one access port and vented from the internal operating field through another access port, the in-line enterotomy detection device comprising: a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway connecting the inlet to the outlet, the inlet being configured for connection to an access port venting gas from the internal operating field and the outlet being configured to vent gas from the in-line enterotomy detection device; and at least one non-electrical colorimetric enteric gas sensor disposed within the passageway for determining at least one of the presence of a selected enteric gas and the concentration of a selected enteric gas and indicating that presence by a visually-apparent change in appearance.