Global Patent Index - EP 2139405 A1

EP 2139405 A1 20100106 - A COUPLING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ENDOLUMINAL AND/OR TRANSLUMINAL SURGERY

Title (en)

A COUPLING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ENDOLUMINAL AND/OR TRANSLUMINAL SURGERY

Title (de)

KUPPLUNGSVORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER ENDOLUMINALEN UND/ODER TRANSLUMINALEN OPERATION

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'ACCOUPLEMENT POUR CHIRURGIE ENDOLUMINALE ET/OU TRANSLUMINALE

Publication

EP 2139405 A1 20100106 (EN)

Application

EP 07728770 A 20070503

Priority

EP 2007054317 W 20070503

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2685772A1] A coupling device (1) for coupling a first surgical device to a second su rgical device comprises a coupling portion (2) connectable to the first surg ical device and comprising an inflatable anchoring head (4), a catching port ion (3) connectable to the second surgical device and defining a receiving s pace (9) for receiving at least part of the anchoring head (4) and an access aperture (10) through which the anchoring head (4) is insertable into the r eceiving space (9), an activating device (6) connected to the anchoring head (4) and configured to deform the anchoring head (4) such that it can take o n an expanded configuration and a retracted configuration. The access apertu re (10) is configured to allow insertion and withdrawal of the anchoring hea d (4) when it is retracted and to lock the at least partially inserted ancho ring head (4) to the catching portion (3) when it is expanded.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/11 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 17/1114 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008135082A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2007352912 A1 20081113; CA 2685772 A1 20081113; CN 101668489 A 20100310; CN 101668489 B 20110608; EP 2139405 A1 20100106; JP 2010525843 A 20100729

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2007352912 A 20070503; CA 2685772 A 20070503; CN 200780052817 A 20070503; EP 07728770 A 20070503; JP 2010504462 A 20070503