Abstract: A surgical system for performing a surgical procedure includes an ex-vivo positioning mechanism and an in-vivo instrument magnetically attracted to the ex-vivo positioning mechanism. The in-vivo instrument can be positioned within a patient by moving the ex-vivo positioning mechanism. In addition, the surgical system includes a percutaneous member introducible into the patient independent from the ex-vivo positioning mechanism, the percutaneous member comprising a connector at a distal end thereof, wherein the connector is selectively couplable to the in-vivo instrument within the patient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 27, 2013
Date of Patent:
October 16, 2018
Assignee:
Ethidcon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
Inventors:
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Christopher J. Hess, Ragae M. Ghabrial