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- the examples herein may be directed to a sleeve gastrectomy, and more particularly to a calibration tube inserted into the stomach and used in conjunction with a sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide or a sleeve gastrectomy stapler such as a full length sleeve gastrectomy stapler.
- the example devices herein may provide a minimum safe distance from the incisura angularis and other stomach landmarks during the creation of a vertical sleeve gastrectomy.
- Obesity is a disease that affects a significant portion of the world's population and leads to multiple chronic medical conditions and premature death from cardiovascular events and cancer.
- the United States has a current, and worsening obesity epidemic.
- the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over 33% of the US. population is obese, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30, and another 35-40% of the US population is overweight, with a BMI of 25-30.
- BMI Body Mass Index
- the CDC reports that the percent of the US population being either overweight or obese by 2018 will be 75%.
- the CDC also reports that obesity directly costs the U.S. economy $147 billion currently, and projects that the costs will approach $315 billion by 2020.
- bariatric surgery may be an option for some patients that may be overweight.
- bariatric surgery may be an effective long-term treatment option for patients with a BMI greater than 35.
- a popular form of bariatric surgery may include a laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (e.g., which may remove approximately 80% of the stomach).
- Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy may be a procedure that may be safer and more effective for patients eligible for weight loss surgery.
- it has been accepted as the surgery that should be offered to most morbidly obese patients over, for example, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. As such, the surgery has been adopted by bariatric surgeons and is now the most commonly performed weight loss surgery.
- Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is typically performed using standard laparoscopic equipment.
- the greater curvature of the stomach is mobilized using vessel-sealing devices, sealing the gastric branches of the gastroepiploic vessels and the short gastric vessels.
- the posterior adhesions of the stomach are also divided so the stomach is fully mobilized while the blood supply to the lesser curvature remains intact.
- a calibration tube is typically introduced into the stomach through the mouth.
- Resection is accomplished by applying a series of staples from a laparoscopic linear surgical stapler, for example, along the calibration tube in a staple line.
- the staple line may be important in sleeve gastrectomy as the amount of weight lost and complications or consequences may be a direct result of the quality of the resultant sleeve gastrectomy pouch formed from the staple line (e.g., the portion of the stomach not rescinded by the staple line).
- the complications or consequences may include gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), weight loss failure or weight regain, food intolerance, staple line bleed, leak, and/or the like.
- GERD gastroesophageal reflux disorder
- a sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide and calibration tube with a constant diameter may be used.
- the combination of the stapling guide and calibration tube may help produce a better staple line and, thus, sleeve gastrectomy pouch, a surgeon may still need to estimate or envision an adequate distance from one or more parts of the stomach such as the IA to not create a stricture at that point with the staple line.
- Other efforts, devices, and techniques such as balloon catheters, bougies, and/or the like have been made to improve the calibration and, thus, location of the staple line such thereby needing less estimation by the surgeon.
- such efforts still make it difficult for a surgeon to envision the staple line and may not help ensure that proper distances are maintained from each landmark along the stomach as the surgeon may still need to estimate distances to create the staple line.
- one or more medical devices may be provided that may be used, for example, in bariatric surgery including a vertical sleeve gastrectomy.
- the one or more medical devices may include a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide in conjunction with a calibration tube in accordance with one or more examples.
- the calibration tube may be a flared, multi-diameter calibration tube.
- the flared, multi-diameter calibration tube may have a first diameter along a portion of the tube and a second diameter that may larger than the first diameter along at least another portion of the tube.
- the calibration tube may be used in conjunction with the stapling guide to align stomach such that it may be stapled along the stapling guide (e.g., to perform the vertical sleeve gastrectomy).
- the one or more devices e.g., the calibration tube and/or the stapling guide
- a surgeon may have a good idea of what size the resultant sleeve size should be, but the shortcoming of current methods, medical devices, and/or the like may lie in how they may be used to create and repeat such a sleeve—both between different surgeons, and for each surgeon from patient to patient.
- the use of the flared, calibration tube (e.g., with the different diameters) along with the staple guide may enable a surgeon to create the resultant sleeve size they desire, and a size they know works for effective weight loss while at the same time may improve a surgeon's ability to line up each staple fire and create the resultant sleeve that may be more consistent and repeatable.
- FIG. 1 depicts the flared calibration tube complete with a valve for regulated suction and perforations to allow for suction and injection of material into the stomach.
- FIG. 2 depicts a zoomed-in look at the tip of the flared calibration tube, indicating the cylindrical flared portion along with the perforations.
- FIG. 3A depicts the suction regulation valve of the flared calibration tube in the “open” position.
- FIG. 3B depicts the suction regulation valve of the flared calibration tube in the “closed” position.
- FIGS. 4-9 depicts an enlarged view of one or more additional or alternative examples of a flared portion that may be included in the flared, calibration tube.
- FIGS. 10-12B depicts an enlarged view of one or more additional or alternative examples of a flared portion that may be included in the flared, calibration tube.
- FIG. 13A is the formula used to calculate resultant sleeve circumference based on stapling guide width and calibration tube circumference.
- FIG. 13B is the formula used to calculate resultant sleeve diameter based on stapling guide width and calibration tube diameter.
- FIG. 14A depicts a cross-section view of what the calibration tube and stapling guide combination will look like, with the adjacent resection line along the guide.
- FIG. 14B then depicts the resultant size of the sleeve once the calibration tube and stapling guide have been removed.
- FIG. 15 depicts the flared calibration tube once it has been inserted to the pylorus of the stomach.
- FIG. 16 depicts the stapling guide being positioned around the stomach.
- FIG. 17 depicts the stapling guide being positioned at the gastroesophageal junction, in the approximate location of where the resection line will occur.
- FIG. 18 depicts the calibration tube being pulled up from the pylorus and positioned along the incisura angularis, forcing the stapling guide to move laterally into the appropriate position to prepare for stapling and cutting.
- FIGS. 19-23 illustrate an additional or alternative example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared, calibration tube in one or more examples.
- FIGS. 24-28 illustrate an additional or alternative example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared, calibration tube in one or more examples.
- FIG. 29 depicts a calibration tube that is meant to generally represent the alternative embodiments listed above, used in conjunction with the stapling guide to assist in guide and resection line alignment.
- FIG. 30 depicts the resultant sleeve after the stapling and cutting has been executed.
- the resection line is about 2 cm off the incisura angularis, about 1 cm off of the GE junction, is vertical, and has complete fundus removal.
- FIG. 31 depicts a calibration tube in accordance with another embodiment of the invention and used in conjunction with a stapling guide to assist in guide and resection line alignment.
- FIG. 32 depicts a calibration tube in accordance with another embodiment of the invention and used in conjunction with a stapling guide to assist in guide and resection line alignment.
- FIG. 33 depicts a table illustrating different sizes of the flared, calibration tube and/or the stapling guide that may provide different sizes to a resultant sleeve of a stomach in one or more examples herein.
- a first medical device may be positioned in an interior of the stomach.
- the first medical device may include or have a first diameter along a first portion thereof (e.g., a calibration or medical tube) and a second diameter that may be larger than the first diameter along a second portion thereof (e.g., a flared portion or a radially-outward projecting portion of a medical tube).
- the first medical device may be positioned, for example, by inserting the first medical device into a mouth of a patient to access the interior of the stomach and positioning the second portion at a landmark (e.g., a first landmark such as an incisura angularis (IA)) of the stomach.
- a landmark e.g., a first landmark such as an incisura angularis (IA)
- the first medical device may be moved proximally and/or distally (e.g., from a first position to a second position) to position the first medical device at the landmark.
- a second medical device such as a clamp or stapler may be positioned on an exterior of the stomach relative to or based on an interaction with the first medical device (e.g., adjacent to, near, in proximity to, and/or interaction with the second portion of the first medical device) such that the second medical device may be configured to demonstrate or create a path such as a resection line or staple line) along the stomach at which the sleeve gastrectomy may be performed.
- the first medical device may be used as a reference to position the second medical device.
- an interaction e.g., positioning the second medical device relative to the first medical device may position the second medical device in a desired position to demonstrate or provide the path.
- movement of the first medical device causes a corresponding movement or sliding of the second medical device (e.g., from a first position to a second position) along the exterior of the stomach to position the second medical device in the desired position to demonstrate the path.
- the second medical device may be fixed relative to another landmark and/or additional landmarks of the stomach (e.g., a second and/or a third landmark) as part of its positioning to create and/or demonstrate the path.
- the first medical device itself may create and/or demonstrate the path to perform the sleeve gastrectomy as described herein (e.g., without use of the second medical device).
- the path may be demonstrated and/or created along the second portion (e.g., the flared portion) of the first medical device (e.g., the tube).
- the sleeve gastrectomy (e.g., resection of part of the stomach) may be performed along the path thereby producing a resultant sleeve of the stomach.
- a resection or staple line may be created (e.g., using a surgical stapler) along the path thereby producing the resultant sleeve.
- the resultant sleeve of the stomach that may be created by the path may include a diameter of approximately 1 to 3 cm near the first landmark (e.g., the IA), approximately 2 to 6 cm near a second landmark (e.g., a pylorus) of the stomach, and approximately 0 to 2 cm near a third landmark (e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ or GE junction)) of the stomach.
- the first landmark e.g., the IA
- a second landmark e.g., a pylorus
- a third landmark e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ or GE junction
- the first medical device may be a flared, multi-diameter calibration tube and may include a tube that may include a flared portion at a distal end thereof.
- the tube may be the first portion and the flared portion may be the second portion.
- the tube may have or include a first diameter (e.g., a constant diameter as described herein) that may be proximal and distal to the flared portion.
- the flared portion may have or include a second diameter (e.g., a maximum diameter as described herein) that may be larger than the first diameter.
- the tube (e.g., that may be the first medical device or part of the first medical device) may be configured to be inserted or may be inserted into an interior of the stomach and the flared portion may be positioned at a first landmark thereof (e.g., the IA) such that the flared portion that may be positioned at the first landmark may be configured to facilitate alignment of a resection line or staple line (e.g., the path) during the sleeve gastrectomy that produces the resultant sleeve described herein.
- the flared portion may include a first point and a second potion at an opposite end thereof forming the second diameter thereacross.
- the first point of the flared portion may be configured to be positioned near the first landmark as described herein and the second point of the flared portion may be configured to form the resection line (e.g., a line that includes the second point) that produces the resultant sleeve.
- the resection line e.g., a line that includes the second point
- the flared portion may include a first point and a second point at an opposite end thereof forming the second diameter thereacross.
- the first point of the flared portion may be configured to be positioned near the first landmark as described herein and the second medial device may be configured to be positioned near the second point of the flared portion to form the resection line (e.g., a line along a side of the clamp opposite of the side positioned near the second point) that produces the resultant sleeve.
- FIG. 1 depicts the flared calibration tube complete with a valve for regulated suction and perforations to allow for suction and injection of material into the stomach.
- a flared, calibration tube 12 e.g., a first medical device
- the flared, calibration tube 12 may be used in conjunction with a second medical device (e.g., a clamp or a surgical stapler) as described herein (not shown in FIG. 1 but an example of which may be shown as stapling guide 88 in FIGS. 15-32 ) to perform a vertical sleeve gastrectomy.
- a second medical device e.g., a clamp or a surgical stapler
- the flared, calibration tube 12 may have a first diameter along a portion thereof that may be constant (e.g., 6 ) and a second diameter along another portion thereof (e.g., 2 ) that may be larger than the first diameter as described herein.
- the flared, calibration tube 12 may include a tube 14 (e.g., a first portion of the first medical device or calibration tube) and a suction regulation valve 16 that may cap the tube 14 (e.g., a body of the tube 14 ).
- the tube 14 may be generally cylindrical in shape and may be made of, for example, rubber, silicone, polyurethane, a plastic polymer, and/or any other suitable material.
- the tube may be hollow, solid, and/or the like in one or more examples.
- the tube 14 may include a proximal end PE that may be closer to a surgeon that may interact with the flared, calibration tube 12 to a distal end DE that may be farther away from the surgeon.
- the tube 14 may include a lower tip 10 at the distal end DE and a flared out portion 3 (e.g., a second portion of the first medical device or calibration tube) and may be capped off by the suction regulation valve 16 at the proximal end PE.
- a flared out portion 3 e.g., a second portion of the first medical device or calibration tube
- the lower tip 10 of the tube 14 may be long enough to allow for easy insertion into the mouth, esophagus, and stomach, and/or may enable or allow the tube 14 of the flared, calibration tube 12 to be navigated down to the pylorus of the stomach.
- the tube 14 Moving proximally up from the lower tip 10 at the distal end DE, the tube 14 (e.g., the generally cylindrical shape of the tube 14 ) may include a flared portion 3 (e.g., a cylindrical flared portion).
- FIG. 2 depicts an enlarged view of the lower tip 10 of the tube 14 that may be included in the flared, calibration tube 12 including the flared portion 3 .
- the tube 14 may begin to flare out 4 from the constant diameter 6 until it reaches the maximum diameter 2 at which point it may begin to flare in 5 until it may return back to the constant diameter 6 thereby forming the flared out portion 3 .
- the flared out portion 3 may be used to align and calibrate a stapling guide such that a more accurate staple line (e.g., path or resection line) may be formed for resection during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy according to examples herein.
- the maximum diameter 2 may be formed by points (e.g., a first and second point such as P and P′) at opposite ends or sides of the flared portion 3 .
- the flared portion 3 may be approximately 2 cm long from the beginning of the flare 4 to the end of the flare 5 . Further, as shown, the maximum diameter 2 of the flared portion 3 may be approximately. Additionally, as described herein (e.g., above), the flared portion 3 may narrow at 4 and 5 until it may return to the constant diameter 6 (e.g., that may be substantially maintained throughout the rest of the tube 14 ).
- Example dimensional ranges of the constant diameter portion 6 of the tube may be from 0.3 cm to 1.5 cm and example dimensional ranges of the flared portion 3 are contemplated to range from 0.5 cm to 2.0 cm (e.g., including the maximum diameter 2 ).
- Such ranges may be provided based on a spacer (e.g., the spacer 60 ) that may be 1 cm in width according the formulas F 1 and F 2 described with respect to FIGS. 13A-13B and 14A-14B .
- the resultant sleeve diameter range may be 1 cm (or 30 French) to 2 cm (or 60 French) for the cylindrical portion near or above the incisura angularis (e.g., a first landmark), may be 2 cm to 6 cm for the portion near the pylorus (e.g., a second landmark), and/or 0 cm to 2 cm for the portion near the GEJ (e.g., a third landmark).
- the flared portion 3 may have a wider resultant sleeve diameter of 1.2 cm (or 36 French) to 2.6 cm (or 78 French) according to examples herein.
- the flared portion 3 may be integrally formed as part of the tube 14 , for example, during manufacturing.
- the flared portion 3 may be separately coupled and/or fixedly attached to the tube 14 and/or may include two separate pieces (e.g., as shown in FIGS. 4-8 ).
- the flared portion 3 may be a constant diameter (e.g., the constant diameter 6 ) and/or a smaller diameter than the constant diameter 6 until use of the flared, calibration tube 12 during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy during which the flared portion 3 may be enlarged to the maximum diameter 2 by inflation and/or actuation such as mechanical actuation (e.g., as shown in FIGS. 10-12 ).
- the diameter 2 of the flared out portion 3 may be used as a form of alignment and calibration, and/or may be the point at which a stapling guide (not shown in FIG. 1 and which may be shown as 88 in FIGS. 15-32 ) may be positioned adjacent to an incisura angularis (IA) (e.g., not shown in FIG. 1 and which may be shown as 40 d in FIGS. 15-32 ).
- the flared, calibration tube 12 e.g., via tube 14
- the flared portion 3 may enable a surgeon to more reliably create a sleeve pouch with a different (wider) diameter at the IA (e.g., D 2 in FIG. 13B ) than the GE junction.
- the stapling guide may be used as a spacer, otherwise, the flared portion 3 may not fit past the narrower upper sleeve of the stomach (e.g., 40 e as shown in FIGS. 15-18 ).
- the tube 14 may include one or more perforations 26 .
- the lower tip 10 , the flared portion 3 , and/or a portion of the tube 14 proximal to the flared portion include the one or more perforations 26 therein.
- the one or more perforations 26 may be holes in the tube 14 that may be used to collect or suction tissue debris from the stomach that may be suctioned proximally up through the tube 14 during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy and expunged therefrom as described herein.
- the body of the tube 14 may be capped 24 by a suction control valve 16 that may be used to regulate when and how suction may be applied to the distal end DE (e.g., shown in FIG. 2 ) of the tube 14 .
- the suction control valve 16 may include a switch 22 that may be used to open and/or close the suction control valve thereby allowing and/or not allow air flow through the tube.
- FIG. 3A depicts the suction control valve 16 of the flared, calibration tube 12 in an “open” position 20 .
- the switch 22 of the valve 16 may be in the “open” position 20
- air may flow out of the tube 14 through an opening at a proximal tip 18 of the flared, calibration tube 12 .
- the suction control valve 16 may enable tissue debris to be removed during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy and expunged therefrom as described herein.
- the debris that may be collected by the one or more perforations 26 may be suctioned through the tube 14 and out of the opening in the proximal tip 18 when the suction control valve 16 may be in the “open” position 20 .
- FIG. 3B depicts the suction control valve 16 of the flared, calibration tube 12 in a “closed” position 28 .
- air may not flow out (e.g., air may be blocked) of the tube 14 through the opening at a proximal tip 18 of the flared, calibration tube 12 .
- tissue debris may not be expunged and/or removed during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy.
- FIGS. 4-8 depicts an enlarged view of one or more additional or alternative examples of the flared portion 33 that may be included in the flared, calibration tube 12 .
- a separate, flared portion 33 e.g., that may have the same or similar properties including the maximum diameter 2 , and/or the like as described herein with respect to the flared portion 3
- an existing stock gastric tube 34 e.g., that may have the same or similar properties including the constant diameter 6 , and/or the like as described herein with respect to the tube 14 . This may enable the flared portion 33 (e.g., the add on) to be sold separately and assembled at bedside or prior to the surgery.
- the flared portion 33 may be slid onto the tube 34 , may be snapped around the tube 34 , may be glued on the tube 34 , and/or may be coupled and/or fixedly attached to the tube 34 using any other suitable coupling or attachment mechanism.
- the flared portion 33 may include and/or have a tapered face (e.g., similar to the flared portion 3 tapering to 4 and 5 ) to slide along the oropharyngeal, esophageal and gastric mucosa without damaging the mucosal surfaces and/or getting snagged.
- the flared portion 13 may be made rubber, silicone, polyurethane, a plastic polymer, and/or any other suitable material.
- FIGS. 5A-5B illustrate examples of the flared portion 33 that may be coupled or attached onto the tube 34 .
- the flared portion 33 may include a first flared portion 40 and a second flared portion 42 .
- the first flared portion 40 and the second flared portion 42 may have crevices 44 a , 44 b respectively.
- the crevices 44 a , 44 b may be convex depression that may extend along the outer diameter of the tube 34 and may when combined take the shape of the outer diameter of the tube 34 .
- the crevices 44 a , 44 b may receive and surround the tube 34 .
- the first and second portions 40 , 42 may include a hinge 48 a , 48 b that may be used to pivot the first and second portions, 40 , 42 to surround the tube 34 .
- the flared portion 33 may be used with different diameter tubes.
- the flared portion 33 may include and/or have a gripping surface 50 and a screw 52 and/or cap 54 that may be inserted into one or more sides of the tube 34 .
- the gripping surface 50 may include teeth 51 that may be used to prevent the flared portion 33 from sliding up and down the tube 34 .
- the flared portion 33 may be slid over the tube 34 and the teeth 51 of the gripping surface 50 may help secure the flared portion 33 at the appropriate location on the tube 34 thereby preventing the flared portion 33 from sliding freely up and down the tube 34 .
- the screw may be inserted over the tube 34 and screwed, for example, in a distal end of the flared portion 33 and the cap 52 may be inserted over the tube 34 and snapped into a proximal end of the flared portion 33 thereby further securing the flared portion 33 on the tube 34 and preventing movement thereof.
- a tube with two diameters e.g., a first and second diameter
- a first and second tube 64 , 74 may be inserted within each other may be used to form a flared portion 73 (e.g., that may have the same or similar properties including the maximum diameter 2 , and/or the like as described herein with respect to the flared portion 3 ).
- the first tube 64 may include a 16 or 18 French polymer or latex orogastric tube that may be used as the smaller diameter tube (e.g., that may have the same or similar properties of the tube 14 including the constant diameter 6 , and/or the like).
- the second tube 74 may include a tapered wider section of a tube (e.g., a polymer or latex orogastric tube) with an inner diameter that may be equivalent to, larger, and/or substantially similar to the outer diameter of the tube 14 (e.g., constant diameter 6 ) and an outer diameter equivalent to the diameter of the flared portion 3 (e.g., the maximum diameter 2 ). Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , the tube 74 may taper similar to the tapering 4 , 5 of the flared portion 3 . According to an example, the second tube 74 may be slid over and positioned at the appropriate location on the first tube 64 (e.g., a location approximately near the distal end 10 similar to the flared portion 3 ). The second tube 74 (e.g., once positioned) may be fixedly attached and/or coupled to the first tube 64 via any suitable technique including solvent bonding via a solvent bond 75 .
- a tube e.g., a polymer or latex orogastric tube
- FIG. 9 illustrates an example of one or more lights that may be included in the flared portion 3 , 33 , and/or 73 in one or more examples.
- the flared portion 3 , 33 , and/or 73 e.g., the wider section
- the tubes 14 , 34 , and/or 74 e.g., that may be combined with the tube 64
- lights 78 , 79 such as LED or fiber optic lights to better visualize the position of the tube within the stomach.
- having lights 78 , 79 that may indicate the flared portion may enable or the surgeon to accurately place the wider portion of the calibration tube adjacent the incisura angularis (IA).
- FIGS. 10-12B depicts an enlarged view of one or more additional or alternative examples of the flared portion 83 that may be included in the flared, calibration tube 12 .
- a tube 84 that may be included in the flared, calibration tube 12 may include a first diameter D 1 ′ that may be adjustable to a second diameter D 2 ′ to form the flared portion 83 .
- the tube 84 may include a balloon 86 that may be used to form the flared portion 93 . The balloon 86 may be relaxed or deflated prior to use and insertion of the flared, calibration tube 12 in the stomach.
- the tube 84 with the balloon 86 in the relaxed or deflated state 51 may have a substantially constant diameter (e.g., similar to the constant diameter 6 ).
- the first diameter D 1 ′ may be the substantially constant diameter.
- the balloon 86 may be inflated to an inflated state S 2 upon insertion of the tube 84 that may be part of the flared, calibration tube 12 into the stomach to the appropriate position such as adjacent to the incisura angularis and interaction therewith.
- the inflated state S 2 may form the flared portion 83 that may have the second diameter D 2 ′ (e.g., similar to the maximum diameter 2 ).
- the tube 84 with the flared portion 83 formed by the balloon 86 may enable the staple line to be performed with a single cartridge sleeve gastrectomy stapler.
- the tube 84 may be placed with the balloon 86 adjacent the incisura angularis (e.g., as described in FIGS. 24-28 below) in the state 51 .
- the stapler may then placed in apposition but not fully clamped, the balloon may be inflated to the state S 2 to form the flared portion 83 , and the flared portion 83 formed by the the balloon 86 in the state S 2 may widen the area adjacent the incisura angularis prior to stapling.
- the balloon 86 may be deflated to state 51 such that the tube 84 may return to the first diameter D 1 ′ and may be removed.
- a tube 94 that may be included in the flared, calibration tube 12 may include a first diameter DI′′ that may be adjustable to a second diameter D 2 ′′ to form the flared portion 93 .
- the tube 94 may include a split tube 95 at a distal end (e.g., the distal tip 10 ) and a solid portion 96 (e.g., that may have properties similar to the tube 14 including the constant diameter 6 ) extending proximally from the split tube 95 and the distal end.
- the split tube 95 may be used to form a flared portion 93 (e.g., that may have similar properties to the flared portion 3 ) similar to the balloon 86 used in the tube 84 described with respect to FIG.
- the split tube 95 may include a first portion 98 and a second portion 99 that may be widened to form the flared portion 93 .
- the split tube 95 may be relaxed or compressed prior to use and insertion of the flared, calibration tube 12 in the stomach.
- the first and second portions 98 , 99 of the split tube 95 may be in contact with each other in a relaxed or compressed state 51 ′ such that the split tube 95 may have a substantially constant diameter (e.g., that may be similar and/or smaller than the constant diameter 6 ) that may be diameter D 1 ′′.
- the split tube 95 may be widened (e.g., the first and second portions 98 , 99 may be separated) from the relaxed or compressed state 51 ′ to an expanded state S 2 ′ that may form the flared portion 93 upon insertion of the tube 94 into the stomach to the appropriate position such as adjacent to the incisura angularis and interaction therewith (e.g., similar to that described in FIGS. 24-28 ).
- Such an interaction may include, for example, shortening a distance from the distal tip to the solid portion of the tube 94 by pulling on a control element (e.g., at the proximal end of the tube 94 not shown).
- the first and second portions 98 , 99 of the split tube 95 may be adjusted from the first diameter DI′′ to a second diameter D 2 ′′ (e.g. may become wider along an x-axis) the first and second portions 98 , 99 may be wider along the x axis.
- the split tube 95 may include three portions, four portions, and/or the like that may be expanded and/or become wider along the x and z axes to form the flared portion 93 .
- a tube 104 may include a bowing out portion that may be used to form the flared portion 103 that may be included in the flared, calibration tube 12 .
- the tube 104 may include one or more properties similar to the tube 4 such as the constant diameter 6 , and/or the like.
- the flared portion 103 that may be formed may include one or more properties similar to the flared portion 3 such as the maximum diameter 2 (e.g., upon actuation and/or insertion).
- the flared portion 103 may be formed from bowing out a sail 105 attached to the tube 104 using a sheath 106 .
- the tube 104 may have a sail portion 105 (e.g., a portion that bows out) that may be connected to the tube 104 at the distal end and a second point 20 to 30 cm proximally.
- the sail portion 105 is connected distally and extends beyond the proximal end of tube 104 .
- the sail portion 105 is extendable when portion extending beyond tube 104 is pushed into tube 104 and retractable when portion extending beyond tube 104 is lengthened.
- the sail portion 105 may be adjusted to form the fared portion 103 , for example, by applying force thereto using a sheath 106 , and/or the like.
- the flared, calibration tube 12 may include a sheath 106 .
- the sheath 106 may be inserted over the tube 104 at the proximal end (e.g., PE) to apply the force to the sail portion 105 thereby adjusting the sail portion 105 to form the flared portion 103 relative to tube 104 .
- the tube 104 with the sail portion 105 may be inserted into the stomach and positioned such that the flared portion 103 when formed may be adjacent to the incisura angularis.
- the sheath 106 may then be pushed distally down the tube 104 , and may be moved distally and/or proximally to form and adjust the area that bows out to form the flared portion 103 .
- the sail portion 105 may be combined with either a stapler or a stapling guide to make the flared portion 103 and/or the resultant sleeve formed thereby wider at the incisura angularis.
- FIGS. 13A-13B depict example formulas, F 1 and F 2 , that may be used to calculate a resultant sleeve circumference and diameter, respectively, based on stapling guide width and calibration tube circumference, respectively.
- calibration tube with a sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide may help to create a repeatable sleeve gastrectomy anatomy based on a size a surgeon may want to achieve for their patient.
- D 1 represents the diameter of the calibration tube used and C 1 represents its circumference (e.g., at the IA, or the narrowest point)
- L 1 represents the distance/width of the (e.g., top and bottom) stapling guide
- D 2 represents the diameter of a resultant sleeve size
- C 2 represents its resultant circumference.
- a surgeon may aim or want to create a resultant sleeve size equivalent to using that of a 36 French (Fr) bougie (or 1.2 cm), which may be D 2 .
- the stapling guide may be 1 cm in width (L 1 )
- the diameter of the calibration tube may be approximately 0.5634 cm (D 1 ), or 16.9014 Fr.
- a 16.9 Fr flared calibration tube should be used in conjunction with a stapling guide.
- one of the main focuses of this process, and the calibration tube is the fact that it keeps the resection line at least 2 cm off of the IA.
- the desired resultant diameter above was 36 Fr, but this is only equivalent to 1.2 cm. While 36 Fr is a good estimate of the average diameter of the various calibration tubes used, surgeons achieve the 2 cm IA offset by inserting their calibration tube, and stapling (i.e. estimating) slightly off the calibration tube, guessing at where they think 2 cm is.
- the calibration tube may be configured to flair out at its widest point (e.g., the maximum diameter 2 of the flared portion 3 , 13 , and/or 23 ), which may be the same point where it may be lined up adjacent to the IA and the stapling guide, and may create a resultant diameter of 2 cm. Inserting 2 cm as D 2 into F 1 , with L 1 still 1 cm, D 1 may be calculated as 1.3634 cm, or 40.9014 Fr. Thus, at its widest point, the flared, calibration tube may be about 41 Fr.
- the flared, calibration tube may be about 41 Fr.
- the rest of the tube may narrow as it moves proximally (e.g., to 4) until it reaches the constant diameter or a smaller diameter such that this point in the tube, for example, the flared portion or maximum diameter thereof may be emphasized and easier to see from the surgeon's perspective.
- the 41 Fr flair may subsequently narrow to something closer to the examples described herein, of around 15 or 16 Fr, so the rest of the tube may not be as wide thereby facilitating fundus removal, which may be important to the procedure.
- This narrowing from the maximum diameter (e.g., to 4 and/or 5) may also allow the stapling guide to be positioned at the GEJ.
- a 1 cm offset from the GEJ and a squared off final cut may be provided (e.g., ensured).
- a 1 cm offset from the GEJ and a squared off final cut may be provided (e.g., ensured).
- a 10 mm stapling guide as a spacer
- a calibration tube with a 41 Fr flare portion and 16.9 Fr body a surgeon may be able to achieve a safe distance from the incisura angularis and create a sleeve gastrectomy tube with a consistent resultant diameter of 36 Fr.
- other surgeons may want 1.5 cm or 2.5 cm offset (e.g., even though a 2 cm offset at the IA may be believed to be ideal) or some other distance along their staple line, so various sizes of flared, calibration tubes may be used in one or more examples herein to accommodate surgeon needs to maximize what they think is the best, most effective sleeve.
- a table as shown in FIG. 33 with the different sizes D 1 , D 2 , L 1 , C 1 , and/or C 2 may be provided to assist a surgeon in knowing the resultant sleeve volume with different sizes of the flared, calibration tube and/or the stapling guide.
- different flared, calibration tubes with different diameters may be used with a stapling guide with a particular width to achieve a resultant sleeve diameter using the formulas F 1 and F 2 (e.g., calculated thereby).
- FIG. 14A depicts a cross-section view of what the calibration tube and stapling guide combination will look like, with the adjacent resection line along the guide.
- the formula F 1 illustrated in FIG. 13A may be used to calculate the resultant sleeve circumference 58 (02) from the circumference 54 of the calibration tube 50 used (C 1 ) and the width 60 (L 1 ) of a stapling guide 88 used as shown in FIG. 14A .
- FIG. 14B depicts the resultant size of the sleeve once the calibration tube and stapling guide may be removed.
- the formula F 2 as described herein may be used.
- the diameter 56 (D 2 ) of the resultant sleeve 40 g may be calculated from the diameter 52 (D 1 ) of the calibration tube 50 used and the width 60 (L 1 ) of the stapling guide 88 used.
- FIG. 15-18 depicts an example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared, calibration tube 12 in one or more examples.
- the calibration tube 12 may be positioned into an interior of a stomach.
- the calibration tube 12 may be inserted into a stomach 40 through the mouth and esophagus, and passed down into the pylorus.
- a stapling guide 88 may be positioned on an exterior of the stomach relative to the calibration tube 12 .
- the stapling guide 88 may be passed around the stomach 40 as shown in FIG. 15 until it may be placed into position, with the proximal portion being on the GE junction 40 e as shown in in FIG. 17 .
- the stapling guide 88 may be inserted through a trocar or laparoscopic device to be positioned on the exterior of the stomach.
- the flared, calibration tube 12 may then be pulled up by the surgeon until the flared portion 3 (e.g., the maximum diameter 2 thereof) of the tube 14 may reach the incisura angularis 40 d as shown in FIG. 18 .
- the gap between the incisura angularis 40 d and the stapling guide 88 may be narrower than the flared portion 3 of the tube 14 , as the flared portion 3 moves vertically, it (e.g., via the point P′) may push (e.g., a side of) the stapling guide 88 to the anatomic left that the stapling guide 88 may be positioned relative to.
- the surgeon may hold the stapling guide 88 in place at the GE junction 40 e , so that the stapling guide 88 may swing over and create a line (e.g., along point P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 as shown in FIGS.
- P 1 may be the distance from the pylorus, which may vary from surgeon to surgeon, but may typically be 2-6 cm from the pylorus on the gastric antrum along the greater curve (e.g., and may be 40 c of the resultant sleeve in FIG. 30 ), P 2 may be adjacent to the incisura angularis, and P 3 may be the distance from the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) (e.g., and may be 40 e in FIGS. 15-18 and the resultant sleeve of FIG. 30 ).
- GEJ gastroesophageal junction
- P 2 may be defined by an internal diameter of the flared portion 3 of the tube 14 plus the spacer effect of the stapling guide (e.g., using the formula F 1 and F 2 described with respect to FIGS. 13A-13B ).
- the edge of the stapling guide 88 e.g., where a surgical stapler may be deployed and the staple line formed along P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 ) may then be approximately 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and approximately 1.0 cm off of the GE junction 40 e (e.g., which as described herein may be ideal for the surgeon).
- the stomach portions may be separated and reconnected along the edge of the stapling guide 88 at the path, staple line, resection line, or line (e.g., formed by P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 ) using the surgical stapler such as a conventional surgical stapler.
- the stapling guide and the surgical stapler may be separate elements.
- the stapling guide and the surgical stapler may be integrated into a single device. Once that device may be aligned, such as with the calibration tube described above, it may be activated as described herein to form the staple line along the vertical line thereby separating and reconnecting the stomach portions without further positioning.
- the resultant sleeve 40 g post stapling, may be illustrated in FIG. 30 .
- the example dimensions e.g., about 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and about 1 cm off of the GE junction 40 e ) may be provided for the resultant sleeve 40 g .
- the resultant sleeve 40 g created or provided by the path, resection line, staple line, or line may include a diameter of 1 to 3 cm near the first landmark (e.g., the IA 40 d ), 2 to 6 cm near a second landmark (e.g., a pylorus near 40c) of the stomach, and 0 to 2 cm near a third landmark (e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) or GE junction 40 e ) of the stomach.
- GEJ gastroesophageal junction
- FIGS. 19-23 illustrate another or additional example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared, calibration tube 12 in one or more examples.
- the method or procedure shown in FIGS. 19-23 may be used with the tubes 64 , 74 with the flared portion 73 described with respect to FIGS. 7-8 and/or the tube 34 with the flared portion 33 described with respect to FIGS. 4-6 (not shown).
- FIG. 19 shows the points P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 on the stomach that a surgeon may want to form a staple line as described herein (e.g., in FIGS. 15-18 ) to create a sleeve gastrectomy associate with such points.
- surgeons may have different methods and distances that they may be trying to achieve but they may want it wider at P 2 to prevent kinking around the bend although the width may vary from 50% wider to 300% wider between the surgeons.
- P 3 e.g., 40 c in FIGS. 18 and 30
- the surgeons may try to stay 0.5 cm to 1 cm away from the GEJ to preserve the sling fibers of the cardia, which play a role in the antireflux mechanism.
- an orogastric tube e.g., as shown the first and second tubes 64 , 74
- a flared portion e.g., the flared portion 73
- the first and second tubes 64 , 74 may be inserted into the stomach 40 through the mouth and esophagus, and passed down into the pylorus.
- the tubes 64 , 74 may be placed along the lesser curve such that the flared portion 73 with the wider diameter (e.g., the maximum diameter 2 ) may be placed at the incisura angularis 40 d .
- the stapling guide 88 may be positioned on an exterior of the stomach relative to the tubes 64 , 74 .
- the stapling guide 88 may be passed around the stomach 40 as shown in FIG. 21 until it may be placed into position (e.g., near point P′), with the proximal portion being on the GE junction 40 e as shown in in FIG. 22 .
- the stapling guide 88 may be placed just medial to the desired resection line, staple line, or line that may be defined by P 1 to P 2 .
- P 2 may be defined by an internal diameter of the flared portion 23 of the orogastric tube (e.g., 64 and 74 ) plus the spacer effect of the stapling guide (e.g., using the formula F 1 and F 2 described with respect to FIGS. 13A-13B ).
- the surgeon may move the stapling guide 88 relative to the stomach 40 to align P 2 with P 3 such that P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 may be in alignment and adjacent to a lateral edge or side of the surgical clamp 88 (e.g., opposite to an edge or side near or adjacent to the point P′) ready to be stapled therealong to form or create the staple line, line, resection line, or path.
- the edge of the stapling guide 88 (e.g., where a surgical stapler may be deployed and the staple line formed) may be approximately 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and approximately 1.0 cm off of the GE junction 40 e (e.g., which as described herein may be ideal for the surgeon) as shown in FIG. 22 .
- the surgical stapler may be actuated along the line defined by P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 as described herein.
- the resultant sleeve 40 g , post stapling along the line of P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 , may be illustrated in FIG. 23 .
- the resultant sleeve 40 g and its dimensions e.g., about 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and about 1 cm off of the GE junction 40 e ) may be provided.
- the resultant sleeve 40 g created or provided by the path, resection line, staple line, or line may include a diameter of 1 to 3 cm near the first landmark (e.g., the IA 40 d ), 2 to 6 cm near a second landmark (e.g., a pylorus near 40c) of the stomach, and 0 to 2 cm near a third landmark (e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) or GE junction 40 e ) of the stomach.
- the lengths of the lines defined by P 1 to P 2 and P 2 to P 3 may be changed during clamping thereby enabling the formation of the resultant sleeve 40 g and its dimensions.
- the orientation and position of the stomach may be changed in examples by the placement of the tubes 64 , 74 and the stapling guide 88 and the stomach may snap back into shape after the manipulation and stapling.
- the interaction between the clamp 88 and the flared calibration tube 64 , 74 aligns the points P 1 , P 2 and P 3 to enable a straight staple line to become a curved resultant sleeve.
- FIGS. 24-28 illustrate another or additional example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared, calibration tube 12 in one or more examples.
- the method or procedure shown in FIGS. 24-28 may be used with the tubes 84 with the flared portion 83 described with respect to FIG. 10 and/or the tubes 94 , 104 with the flared portion 93 , 103 described with respect to FIGS. 11-12B (not shown).
- a surgeon may want to form a staple line or resection line along the line defined by P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 .
- a calibration tube such as the tube 84 with a balloon such as the balloon 86 on the distal end (e.g., in state S 1 as described above) that may form the flared portion 83 may be positioned in an interior of the stomach.
- the tube 84 may be inserted into the stomach 40 through the mouth and esophagus, and passed down into the pylorus.
- the tube 84 may be inserted such that the balloon 86 that may form the flared portion 83 may be placed along the lesser curve adjacent the incisura angularis 40 d.
- a single cartridge stapler 110 or the stapling guide 88 may be positioned on an exterior of the stomach.
- the stapler 110 may be placed along P 1 and P 3 or the stapling guide 88 may be placed medial to P 1 and P 3 .
- P 1 and P 3 may be stabilized by partial clamping the stapler 110 or positing the stapling guide 88 as described herein (e.g., above), and/or using similar stabilization with accessory instruments.
- the balloon 86 may be inflated (e.g., from state S 1 to state S 2 as described above) to form the flared portion 83 .
- the flared portion 83 formed by the balloon 86 may align P 2 with P 1 and P 3 as described herein by moving or the stapler 110 and/or the stapling guide 88 and/or the stomach to create or demonstrate the stapling line, resection line, path, and/or the like.
- the flared portion 83 via the point P′ that may be near an edge or side of the stapler 110 or stapling guide 88 may move the stapler 110 or stapling guide 88 to create the staple line, resection line, path, line, and/or the like (e.g., with the points P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 ) along the edge of the stapler 110 or stapling guide 110 opposite of the edge near the point P′.
- the edge of the stapler 110 or the stapling guide 88 may be approximately 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and approximately 1.0 cm off of the GE junction 40 e (e.g., which as described herein may be ideal for the surgeon) as shown in FIG. 22 .
- the stapler may be actuated along the line defined by P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 as described herein above. This may also be illustrated for the tube 104 in FIG. 12B .
- the resultant sleeve 40 g , post stapling along the vertical line of P 1 , P 2 , and P 3 , may be illustrated in FIG. 28 .
- the resultant sleeve 40 g and its dimensions (about 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and about 1 cm off of the GE junction 40 e ) may be provided.
- the resultant sleeve 40 g created or provided by the path, resection line, staple line, or line may include a diameter of 1 to 3 cm near the first landmark (e.g., the IA 40 d ), 2 to 6 cm near a second landmark (e.g., a pylorus near 40c) of the stomach, and 0 to 2 cm near a third landmark (e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) or GE junction 40 e ) of the stomach.
- GEJ gastroesophageal junction
- GEJ gastroesophageal junction
- FIG. 29 may illustrate a representation of what an example method or procedure may include if one of several alternative or additional examples may be used.
- the example device 66 may be used similar to the flared calibration tube 12 in that it may help align the stapling guide 88 and create proper spacing as described herein to provide a resultant sleeve 40 g.
- FIGS. 31 and 32 Additional or alternative examples of the calibration tubes that may be used in FIG. 29 may be provided in FIGS. 31 and 32 .
- FIG. 31 illustrates a calibration tube 62 with lights 64 running down the length of the tube 62 .
- the lights 64 may assist the surgeon in seeing the placement and outline of the tube and improve their understanding of what their resultant sleeve will look like. The exact number and spacing of the lights 64 may vary to achieve the desired illumination.
- FIG. 32 illustrates a specialized balloon bougie 68 that may be inflated to create a variable-sized balloon 70 that may be used to regulate the spacing to the stapling guide or single cartridge sleeve gastrectomy stapler and the volume of the sleeve.
- the balloon 70 may be configured to have a consistent size and shape such that the sleeve may be sized and shaped to this template with the use of the stapling guide or single cartridge sleeve gastrectomy stapler.
- the balloon 70 may act as a mold from which to create the resultant sleeve lumen at a constant pressure (15 to 100 cm of water).
- a resultant sleeve may be provided with the dimensions described herein as shown by 40 g in FIG. 30 or similar dimensions to that of 40 g.
- Versions of the devices described above may be actuated mechanically or electromechanically (e.g., using one or more electrical motors, solenoids, etc.). However, other actuation modes may be suitable as well including but not limited to pneumatic and/or hydraulic actuation, etc. Various suitable ways in which such alternative forms of actuation may be provided in a device as described above will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
- Versions of the devices described above may have various types of construction.
- any of the devices described herein, or components thereof may be constructed from a variety of metal and/or plastic materials.
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Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/846,764, filed Sep. 5, 2015, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/046,598, filed Sep. 5, 2014, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
- The examples herein may be directed to a sleeve gastrectomy, and more particularly to a calibration tube inserted into the stomach and used in conjunction with a sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide or a sleeve gastrectomy stapler such as a full length sleeve gastrectomy stapler. The example devices herein may provide a minimum safe distance from the incisura angularis and other stomach landmarks during the creation of a vertical sleeve gastrectomy.
- Obesity is a disease that affects a significant portion of the world's population and leads to multiple chronic medical conditions and premature death from cardiovascular events and cancer. In particular, the United States has a current, and worsening obesity epidemic. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over 33% of the US. population is obese, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30, and another 35-40% of the US population is overweight, with a BMI of 25-30. The CDC reports that the percent of the US population being either overweight or obese by 2018 will be 75%. The CDC also reports that obesity directly costs the U.S. economy $147 billion currently, and projects that the costs will approach $315 billion by 2020.
- Further, obesity has environmental, genetic and behavioral origins but is intractable to most medical and behavioral interventions. To help reduce obesity and/or facilitate weight loss, bariatric surgery may be an option for some patients that may be overweight. Typically, bariatric surgery may be an effective long-term treatment option for patients with a BMI greater than 35. Despite the 20 million patients who are eligible for weight loss surgery in the U.S., the number of procedures per year has plateaued at about 200 thousand, eliminating any public health effect of surgery.
- In recent years, a popular form of bariatric surgery may include a laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (e.g., which may remove approximately 80% of the stomach). Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy may be a procedure that may be safer and more effective for patients eligible for weight loss surgery. In fact, it has been accepted as the surgery that should be offered to most morbidly obese patients over, for example, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. As such, the surgery has been adopted by bariatric surgeons and is now the most commonly performed weight loss surgery.
- Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is typically performed using standard laparoscopic equipment. The greater curvature of the stomach is mobilized using vessel-sealing devices, sealing the gastric branches of the gastroepiploic vessels and the short gastric vessels. The posterior adhesions of the stomach are also divided so the stomach is fully mobilized while the blood supply to the lesser curvature remains intact.
- Following mobilization of the stomach a calibration tube is typically introduced into the stomach through the mouth. Resection is accomplished by applying a series of staples from a laparoscopic linear surgical stapler, for example, along the calibration tube in a staple line. The staple line may be important in sleeve gastrectomy as the amount of weight lost and complications or consequences may be a direct result of the quality of the resultant sleeve gastrectomy pouch formed from the staple line (e.g., the portion of the stomach not rescinded by the staple line). The complications or consequences may include gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), weight loss failure or weight regain, food intolerance, staple line bleed, leak, and/or the like.
- To help produce a repeatable sleeve gastrectomy pouch (e.g., from the staple line), a sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide and calibration tube with a constant diameter may be used. Although the combination of the stapling guide and calibration tube may help produce a better staple line and, thus, sleeve gastrectomy pouch, a surgeon may still need to estimate or envision an adequate distance from one or more parts of the stomach such as the IA to not create a stricture at that point with the staple line. Other efforts, devices, and techniques such as balloon catheters, bougies, and/or the like have been made to improve the calibration and, thus, location of the staple line such thereby needing less estimation by the surgeon. Unfortunately, such efforts still make it difficult for a surgeon to envision the staple line and may not help ensure that proper distances are maintained from each landmark along the stomach as the surgeon may still need to estimate distances to create the staple line.
- In an example herein, one or more medical devices may be provided that may be used, for example, in bariatric surgery including a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The one or more medical devices may include a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide in conjunction with a calibration tube in accordance with one or more examples. According to an example, the calibration tube may be a flared, multi-diameter calibration tube. The flared, multi-diameter calibration tube may have a first diameter along a portion of the tube and a second diameter that may larger than the first diameter along at least another portion of the tube. The calibration tube may be used in conjunction with the stapling guide to align stomach such that it may be stapled along the stapling guide (e.g., to perform the vertical sleeve gastrectomy). In examples herein, the one or more devices (e.g., the calibration tube and/or the stapling guide) may provide a proper distance (e.g., a minimum safe distance) from the incisura angularis and other stomach landmarks during the creation of a staple line for the vertical sleeve gastrectomy and may be used to create a repeatable resultant sleeve size of the stomach. For example, a surgeon may have a good idea of what size the resultant sleeve size should be, but the shortcoming of current methods, medical devices, and/or the like may lie in how they may be used to create and repeat such a sleeve—both between different surgeons, and for each surgeon from patient to patient. The use of the flared, calibration tube (e.g., with the different diameters) along with the staple guide may enable a surgeon to create the resultant sleeve size they desire, and a size they know works for effective weight loss while at the same time may improve a surgeon's ability to line up each staple fire and create the resultant sleeve that may be more consistent and repeatable.
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FIG. 1 depicts the flared calibration tube complete with a valve for regulated suction and perforations to allow for suction and injection of material into the stomach. -
FIG. 2 depicts a zoomed-in look at the tip of the flared calibration tube, indicating the cylindrical flared portion along with the perforations. -
FIG. 3A depicts the suction regulation valve of the flared calibration tube in the “open” position. -
FIG. 3B depicts the suction regulation valve of the flared calibration tube in the “closed” position. -
FIGS. 4-9 depicts an enlarged view of one or more additional or alternative examples of a flared portion that may be included in the flared, calibration tube. -
FIGS. 10-12B depicts an enlarged view of one or more additional or alternative examples of a flared portion that may be included in the flared, calibration tube. -
FIG. 13A is the formula used to calculate resultant sleeve circumference based on stapling guide width and calibration tube circumference. -
FIG. 13B is the formula used to calculate resultant sleeve diameter based on stapling guide width and calibration tube diameter. -
FIG. 14A depicts a cross-section view of what the calibration tube and stapling guide combination will look like, with the adjacent resection line along the guide. -
FIG. 14B then depicts the resultant size of the sleeve once the calibration tube and stapling guide have been removed. -
FIG. 15 depicts the flared calibration tube once it has been inserted to the pylorus of the stomach. -
FIG. 16 depicts the stapling guide being positioned around the stomach. -
FIG. 17 depicts the stapling guide being positioned at the gastroesophageal junction, in the approximate location of where the resection line will occur. -
FIG. 18 depicts the calibration tube being pulled up from the pylorus and positioned along the incisura angularis, forcing the stapling guide to move laterally into the appropriate position to prepare for stapling and cutting. -
FIGS. 19-23 illustrate an additional or alternative example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared, calibration tube in one or more examples. -
FIGS. 24-28 illustrate an additional or alternative example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared, calibration tube in one or more examples. -
FIG. 29 depicts a calibration tube that is meant to generally represent the alternative embodiments listed above, used in conjunction with the stapling guide to assist in guide and resection line alignment. -
FIG. 30 depicts the resultant sleeve after the stapling and cutting has been executed. The resection line is about 2 cm off the incisura angularis, about 1 cm off of the GE junction, is vertical, and has complete fundus removal. -
FIG. 31 depicts a calibration tube in accordance with another embodiment of the invention and used in conjunction with a stapling guide to assist in guide and resection line alignment. -
FIG. 32 depicts a calibration tube in accordance with another embodiment of the invention and used in conjunction with a stapling guide to assist in guide and resection line alignment. -
FIG. 33 depicts a table illustrating different sizes of the flared, calibration tube and/or the stapling guide that may provide different sizes to a resultant sleeve of a stomach in one or more examples herein. - As described herein, systems and/or methods may be provided for performing a sleeve gastrectomy. For example, a first medical device may be positioned in an interior of the stomach. The first medical device may include or have a first diameter along a first portion thereof (e.g., a calibration or medical tube) and a second diameter that may be larger than the first diameter along a second portion thereof (e.g., a flared portion or a radially-outward projecting portion of a medical tube). The first medical device may be positioned, for example, by inserting the first medical device into a mouth of a patient to access the interior of the stomach and positioning the second portion at a landmark (e.g., a first landmark such as an incisura angularis (IA)) of the stomach. According to an example, the first medical device may be moved proximally and/or distally (e.g., from a first position to a second position) to position the first medical device at the landmark.
- Further, in one example, a second medical device such as a clamp or stapler may be positioned on an exterior of the stomach relative to or based on an interaction with the first medical device (e.g., adjacent to, near, in proximity to, and/or interaction with the second portion of the first medical device) such that the second medical device may be configured to demonstrate or create a path such as a resection line or staple line) along the stomach at which the sleeve gastrectomy may be performed. As such, the first medical device may be used as a reference to position the second medical device. For example, an interaction (e.g., positioning the second medical device relative to the first medical device may position the second medical device in a desired position to demonstrate or provide the path. In one example, movement of the first medical device causes a corresponding movement or sliding of the second medical device (e.g., from a first position to a second position) along the exterior of the stomach to position the second medical device in the desired position to demonstrate the path. The second medical device may be fixed relative to another landmark and/or additional landmarks of the stomach (e.g., a second and/or a third landmark) as part of its positioning to create and/or demonstrate the path.
- In additional examples, the first medical device itself may create and/or demonstrate the path to perform the sleeve gastrectomy as described herein (e.g., without use of the second medical device). In such an example the path may be demonstrated and/or created along the second portion (e.g., the flared portion) of the first medical device (e.g., the tube).
- The sleeve gastrectomy (e.g., resection of part of the stomach) may be performed along the path thereby producing a resultant sleeve of the stomach. For example, a resection or staple line may be created (e.g., using a surgical stapler) along the path thereby producing the resultant sleeve. In one or more examples herein, the resultant sleeve of the stomach that may be created by the path (e.g., the resection or staple line) may include a diameter of approximately 1 to 3 cm near the first landmark (e.g., the IA), approximately 2 to 6 cm near a second landmark (e.g., a pylorus) of the stomach, and approximately 0 to 2 cm near a third landmark (e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ or GE junction)) of the stomach.
- In one example, the first medical device may be a flared, multi-diameter calibration tube and may include a tube that may include a flared portion at a distal end thereof. In an example, the tube may be the first portion and the flared portion may be the second portion. The tube may have or include a first diameter (e.g., a constant diameter as described herein) that may be proximal and distal to the flared portion. The flared portion may have or include a second diameter (e.g., a maximum diameter as described herein) that may be larger than the first diameter. As described herein, the tube (e.g., that may be the first medical device or part of the first medical device) may be configured to be inserted or may be inserted into an interior of the stomach and the flared portion may be positioned at a first landmark thereof (e.g., the IA) such that the flared portion that may be positioned at the first landmark may be configured to facilitate alignment of a resection line or staple line (e.g., the path) during the sleeve gastrectomy that produces the resultant sleeve described herein. For example, the flared portion may include a first point and a second potion at an opposite end thereof forming the second diameter thereacross. The first point of the flared portion may be configured to be positioned near the first landmark as described herein and the second point of the flared portion may be configured to form the resection line (e.g., a line that includes the second point) that produces the resultant sleeve.
- In an example, alignment of resection or staple line may further be facilitated by the second medical device (e.g., a clamp or stapler) positioned relative to the first medical device. For example, the flared portion may include a first point and a second point at an opposite end thereof forming the second diameter thereacross. The first point of the flared portion may be configured to be positioned near the first landmark as described herein and the second medial device may be configured to be positioned near the second point of the flared portion to form the resection line (e.g., a line along a side of the clamp opposite of the side positioned near the second point) that produces the resultant sleeve.
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FIG. 1 depicts the flared calibration tube complete with a valve for regulated suction and perforations to allow for suction and injection of material into the stomach. As shown inFIG. 1 , a flared, calibration tube 12 (e.g., a first medical device) in accordance with one or more examples herein may be provided. According to an example herein, the flared,calibration tube 12 may be used in conjunction with a second medical device (e.g., a clamp or a surgical stapler) as described herein (not shown inFIG. 1 but an example of which may be shown as staplingguide 88 inFIGS. 15-32 ) to perform a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. In an example, the flared,calibration tube 12 may have a first diameter along a portion thereof that may be constant (e.g., 6) and a second diameter along another portion thereof (e.g., 2) that may be larger than the first diameter as described herein. - For example, as shown, the flared,
calibration tube 12 may include a tube 14 (e.g., a first portion of the first medical device or calibration tube) and asuction regulation valve 16 that may cap the tube 14 (e.g., a body of the tube 14). As shown, thetube 14 may be generally cylindrical in shape and may be made of, for example, rubber, silicone, polyurethane, a plastic polymer, and/or any other suitable material. The tube may be hollow, solid, and/or the like in one or more examples. Thetube 14 may include a proximal end PE that may be closer to a surgeon that may interact with the flared,calibration tube 12 to a distal end DE that may be farther away from the surgeon. As shown, thetube 14 may include alower tip 10 at the distal end DE and a flared out portion 3 (e.g., a second portion of the first medical device or calibration tube) and may be capped off by thesuction regulation valve 16 at the proximal end PE. - The
lower tip 10 of thetube 14 may be long enough to allow for easy insertion into the mouth, esophagus, and stomach, and/or may enable or allow thetube 14 of the flared,calibration tube 12 to be navigated down to the pylorus of the stomach. Moving proximally up from thelower tip 10 at the distal end DE, the tube 14 (e.g., the generally cylindrical shape of the tube 14) may include a flared portion 3 (e.g., a cylindrical flared portion). -
FIG. 2 depicts an enlarged view of thelower tip 10 of thetube 14 that may be included in the flared,calibration tube 12 including the flared portion 3. As shown inFIG. 2 , thetube 14 may begin to flare out 4 from theconstant diameter 6 until it reaches themaximum diameter 2 at which point it may begin to flare in 5 until it may return back to theconstant diameter 6 thereby forming the flared out portion 3. As described herein, the flared out portion 3 may be used to align and calibrate a stapling guide such that a more accurate staple line (e.g., path or resection line) may be formed for resection during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy according to examples herein. As shown, themaximum diameter 2 may be formed by points (e.g., a first and second point such as P and P′) at opposite ends or sides of the flared portion 3. - In an example, the flared portion 3 may be approximately 2 cm long from the beginning of the
flare 4 to the end of theflare 5. Further, as shown, themaximum diameter 2 of the flared portion 3 may be approximately. Additionally, as described herein (e.g., above), the flared portion 3 may narrow at 4 and 5 until it may return to the constant diameter 6 (e.g., that may be substantially maintained throughout the rest of the tube 14). Example dimensional ranges of theconstant diameter portion 6 of the tube may be from 0.3 cm to 1.5 cm and example dimensional ranges of the flared portion 3 are contemplated to range from 0.5 cm to 2.0 cm (e.g., including the maximum diameter 2). Such ranges may be provided based on a spacer (e.g., the spacer 60) that may be 1 cm in width according the formulas F1 and F2 described with respect toFIGS. 13A-13B and 14A-14B . In one or more examples, the resultant sleeve diameter range may be 1 cm (or 30 French) to 2 cm (or 60 French) for the cylindrical portion near or above the incisura angularis (e.g., a first landmark), may be 2 cm to 6 cm for the portion near the pylorus (e.g., a second landmark), and/or 0 cm to 2 cm for the portion near the GEJ (e.g., a third landmark). The flared portion 3 may have a wider resultant sleeve diameter of 1.2 cm (or 36 French) to 2.6 cm (or 78 French) according to examples herein. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , according to one example, the flared portion 3 may be integrally formed as part of thetube 14, for example, during manufacturing. In additional or alternative examples, the flared portion 3 may be separately coupled and/or fixedly attached to thetube 14 and/or may include two separate pieces (e.g., as shown inFIGS. 4-8 ). In additional embodiments, the flared portion 3 may be a constant diameter (e.g., the constant diameter 6) and/or a smaller diameter than theconstant diameter 6 until use of the flared,calibration tube 12 during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy during which the flared portion 3 may be enlarged to themaximum diameter 2 by inflation and/or actuation such as mechanical actuation (e.g., as shown inFIGS. 10-12 ). - In examples herein, the
diameter 2 of the flared out portion 3 may be used as a form of alignment and calibration, and/or may be the point at which a stapling guide (not shown inFIG. 1 and which may be shown as 88 inFIGS. 15-32 ) may be positioned adjacent to an incisura angularis (IA) (e.g., not shown inFIG. 1 and which may be shown as 40 d inFIGS. 15-32 ). As such, the flared, calibration tube 12 (e.g., via tube 14) may include aconstant diameter 6 and a maximum diameter 2 (e.g., Di inFIG. 13A ) of a flared portion 3 such that the flared,calibration tube 12 may enable a surgeon to more reliably create a sleeve pouch with a different (wider) diameter at the IA (e.g., D2 inFIG. 13B ) than the GE junction. In such an example, the stapling guide may be used as a spacer, otherwise, the flared portion 3 may not fit past the narrower upper sleeve of the stomach (e.g., 40 e as shown inFIGS. 15-18 ). - In an example, as shown in
FIG. 2 , thetube 14 may include one ormore perforations 26. For example, as shown, thelower tip 10, the flared portion 3, and/or a portion of thetube 14 proximal to the flared portion include the one ormore perforations 26 therein. In an example, the one ormore perforations 26 may be holes in thetube 14 that may be used to collect or suction tissue debris from the stomach that may be suctioned proximally up through thetube 14 during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy and expunged therefrom as described herein. - Referring back to
FIG. 1 , the body of thetube 14 may be capped 24 by asuction control valve 16 that may be used to regulate when and how suction may be applied to the distal end DE (e.g., shown inFIG. 2 ) of thetube 14. As shown, thesuction control valve 16 may include aswitch 22 that may be used to open and/or close the suction control valve thereby allowing and/or not allow air flow through the tube. -
FIG. 3A depicts thesuction control valve 16 of the flared,calibration tube 12 in an “open”position 20. In an example, when theswitch 22 of thevalve 16 may be in the “open”position 20, air may flow out of thetube 14 through an opening at aproximal tip 18 of the flared,calibration tube 12. As described herein, in the “open”position 20, thesuction control valve 16 may enable tissue debris to be removed during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy and expunged therefrom as described herein. For example, the debris that may be collected by the one ormore perforations 26 may be suctioned through thetube 14 and out of the opening in theproximal tip 18 when thesuction control valve 16 may be in the “open”position 20. -
FIG. 3B depicts thesuction control valve 16 of the flared,calibration tube 12 in a “closed”position 28. According to an example, when theswitch 22 of thevalve 16 may be in the “closed”position 28, air may not flow out (e.g., air may be blocked) of thetube 14 through the opening at aproximal tip 18 of the flared,calibration tube 12. In the “closed”position 28, tissue debris may not be expunged and/or removed during the vertical sleeve gastrectomy. -
FIGS. 4-8 depicts an enlarged view of one or more additional or alternative examples of the flaredportion 33 that may be included in the flared,calibration tube 12. As shown inFIGS. 4-6 , a separate, flared portion 33 (e.g., that may have the same or similar properties including themaximum diameter 2, and/or the like as described herein with respect to the flared portion 3) may be coupled or attached onto an existing stock gastric tube 34 (e.g., that may have the same or similar properties including theconstant diameter 6, and/or the like as described herein with respect to the tube 14). This may enable the flared portion 33 (e.g., the add on) to be sold separately and assembled at bedside or prior to the surgery. In examples herein, the flaredportion 33 may be slid onto thetube 34, may be snapped around thetube 34, may be glued on thetube 34, and/or may be coupled and/or fixedly attached to thetube 34 using any other suitable coupling or attachment mechanism. The flaredportion 33 may include and/or have a tapered face (e.g., similar to the flared portion 3 tapering to 4 and 5) to slide along the oropharyngeal, esophageal and gastric mucosa without damaging the mucosal surfaces and/or getting snagged. The flared portion 13 may be made rubber, silicone, polyurethane, a plastic polymer, and/or any other suitable material. -
FIGS. 5A-5B illustrate examples of the flaredportion 33 that may be coupled or attached onto thetube 34. As shown inFIG. 5A , the flaredportion 33 may include a first flaredportion 40 and a second flaredportion 42. As shown, the first flaredportion 40 and the second flaredportion 42 may havecrevices crevices tube 34 and may when combined take the shape of the outer diameter of thetube 34. For example, when the first andsecond portions crevices tube 34. As shown inFIG. 5B , the first andsecond portions hinge tube 34. - In an example, as shown in
FIG. 6 , the flaredportion 33 may be used with different diameter tubes. For example, the flaredportion 33 may include and/or have agripping surface 50 and ascrew 52 and/orcap 54 that may be inserted into one or more sides of thetube 34. The grippingsurface 50 may includeteeth 51 that may be used to prevent the flaredportion 33 from sliding up and down thetube 34. For example, the flaredportion 33 may be slid over thetube 34 and theteeth 51 of thegripping surface 50 may help secure the flaredportion 33 at the appropriate location on thetube 34 thereby preventing the flaredportion 33 from sliding freely up and down thetube 34. In one example (e.g., once the flaredportion 33 may be positioned at the appropriate location), the screw may be inserted over thetube 34 and screwed, for example, in a distal end of the flaredportion 33 and thecap 52 may be inserted over thetube 34 and snapped into a proximal end of the flaredportion 33 thereby further securing the flaredportion 33 on thetube 34 and preventing movement thereof. - According to examples, as shown in
FIGS. 7-8 , a tube with two diameters (e.g., a first and second diameter) and/or a first andsecond tube maximum diameter 2, and/or the like as described herein with respect to the flared portion 3). For example, thefirst tube 64 may include a 16 or 18 French polymer or latex orogastric tube that may be used as the smaller diameter tube (e.g., that may have the same or similar properties of thetube 14 including theconstant diameter 6, and/or the like). Thesecond tube 74 may include a tapered wider section of a tube (e.g., a polymer or latex orogastric tube) with an inner diameter that may be equivalent to, larger, and/or substantially similar to the outer diameter of the tube 14 (e.g., constant diameter 6) and an outer diameter equivalent to the diameter of the flared portion 3 (e.g., the maximum diameter 2). Further, as shown inFIG. 8 , thetube 74 may taper similar to thetapering second tube 74 may be slid over and positioned at the appropriate location on the first tube 64 (e.g., a location approximately near thedistal end 10 similar to the flared portion 3). The second tube 74 (e.g., once positioned) may be fixedly attached and/or coupled to thefirst tube 64 via any suitable technique including solvent bonding via asolvent bond 75. -
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of one or more lights that may be included in the flaredportion 3, 33, and/or 73 in one or more examples. For example, the flaredportion 3, 33, and/or 73 (e.g., the wider section) of thetubes lights lights -
FIGS. 10-12B depicts an enlarged view of one or more additional or alternative examples of the flaredportion 83 that may be included in the flared,calibration tube 12. As shown inFIG. 10 , in one example, atube 84 that may be included in the flared,calibration tube 12 may include a first diameter D1′ that may be adjustable to a second diameter D2′ to form the flaredportion 83. For example, thetube 84 may include aballoon 86 that may be used to form the flaredportion 93. Theballoon 86 may be relaxed or deflated prior to use and insertion of the flared,calibration tube 12 in the stomach. In such an example (e.g., prior to insertion and use), thetube 84 with theballoon 86 in the relaxed or deflatedstate 51 may have a substantially constant diameter (e.g., similar to the constant diameter 6). The first diameter D1′ may be the substantially constant diameter. Theballoon 86 may be inflated to an inflated state S2 upon insertion of thetube 84 that may be part of the flared,calibration tube 12 into the stomach to the appropriate position such as adjacent to the incisura angularis and interaction therewith. According to an example, the inflated state S2 may form the flaredportion 83 that may have the second diameter D2′ (e.g., similar to the maximum diameter 2). Thetube 84 with the flaredportion 83 formed by theballoon 86 may enable the staple line to be performed with a single cartridge sleeve gastrectomy stapler. For example, thetube 84 may be placed with theballoon 86 adjacent the incisura angularis (e.g., as described inFIGS. 24-28 below) in thestate 51. The stapler may then placed in apposition but not fully clamped, the balloon may be inflated to the state S2 to form the flaredportion 83, and the flaredportion 83 formed by the theballoon 86 in the state S2 may widen the area adjacent the incisura angularis prior to stapling. After stapling, theballoon 86 may be deflated tostate 51 such that thetube 84 may return to the first diameter D1′ and may be removed. - Further, as shown in
FIG. 11 , a tube 94 that may be included in the flared,calibration tube 12 may include a first diameter DI″ that may be adjustable to a second diameter D2″ to form the flaredportion 93. For example, the tube 94 may include a split tube 95 at a distal end (e.g., the distal tip 10) and a solid portion 96 (e.g., that may have properties similar to thetube 14 including the constant diameter 6) extending proximally from the split tube 95 and the distal end. The split tube 95 may be used to form a flared portion 93 (e.g., that may have similar properties to the flared portion 3) similar to theballoon 86 used in thetube 84 described with respect toFIG. 10 . In an example, the split tube 95 may include afirst portion 98 and asecond portion 99 that may be widened to form the flaredportion 93. For example, the split tube 95 may be relaxed or compressed prior to use and insertion of the flared,calibration tube 12 in the stomach. In such an example (e.g., prior to insertion and use), the first andsecond portions compressed state 51′ such that the split tube 95 may have a substantially constant diameter (e.g., that may be similar and/or smaller than the constant diameter 6) that may be diameter D1″. The split tube 95 may be widened (e.g., the first andsecond portions compressed state 51′ to an expanded state S2′ that may form the flaredportion 93 upon insertion of the tube 94 into the stomach to the appropriate position such as adjacent to the incisura angularis and interaction therewith (e.g., similar to that described inFIGS. 24-28 ). Such an interaction may include, for example, shortening a distance from the distal tip to the solid portion of the tube 94 by pulling on a control element (e.g., at the proximal end of the tube 94 not shown). As shown, in the second state S2′, the first andsecond portions second portions portion 93. - In an example as shown in
FIG. 12A-12B , atube 104 may include a bowing out portion that may be used to form the flaredportion 103 that may be included in the flared,calibration tube 12. As described herein thetube 104 may include one or more properties similar to thetube 4 such as theconstant diameter 6, and/or the like. Similarly, the flaredportion 103 that may be formed may include one or more properties similar to the flared portion 3 such as the maximum diameter 2 (e.g., upon actuation and/or insertion). The flaredportion 103 may be formed from bowing out asail 105 attached to thetube 104 using asheath 106. For example, thetube 104 may have a sail portion 105 (e.g., a portion that bows out) that may be connected to thetube 104 at the distal end and asecond point 20 to 30 cm proximally. Alternatively, thesail portion 105 is connected distally and extends beyond the proximal end oftube 104. In this configuration, thesail portion 105 is extendable when portion extending beyondtube 104 is pushed intotube 104 and retractable when portion extending beyondtube 104 is lengthened. Thesail portion 105 may be adjusted to form the faredportion 103, for example, by applying force thereto using asheath 106, and/or the like. For example, the flared,calibration tube 12 may include asheath 106. Thesheath 106 may be inserted over thetube 104 at the proximal end (e.g., PE) to apply the force to thesail portion 105 thereby adjusting thesail portion 105 to form the flaredportion 103 relative totube 104. In an example, thetube 104 with thesail portion 105 may be inserted into the stomach and positioned such that the flaredportion 103 when formed may be adjacent to the incisura angularis. Thesheath 106 may then be pushed distally down thetube 104, and may be moved distally and/or proximally to form and adjust the area that bows out to form the flaredportion 103. In an example, thesail portion 105 may be combined with either a stapler or a stapling guide to make the flaredportion 103 and/or the resultant sleeve formed thereby wider at the incisura angularis. -
FIGS. 13A-13B depict example formulas, F1 and F2, that may be used to calculate a resultant sleeve circumference and diameter, respectively, based on stapling guide width and calibration tube circumference, respectively. - As described herein, using the flared, calibration tube with a sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide may help to create a repeatable sleeve gastrectomy anatomy based on a size a surgeon may want to achieve for their patient. The formulas
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- may be used such that the flared, calibration tube and the stapling guide or clamp may create a reproducible sleeve diameter. In examples, D1 represents the diameter of the calibration tube used and C1 represents its circumference (e.g., at the IA, or the narrowest point), L1 represents the distance/width of the (e.g., top and bottom) stapling guide, D2 represents the diameter of a resultant sleeve size, and/or C2 represents its resultant circumference.
- For example, a surgeon may aim or want to create a resultant sleeve size equivalent to using that of a 36 French (Fr) bougie (or 1.2 cm), which may be D2. If the stapling guide may be 1 cm in width (L1), using the formula F2, the diameter of the calibration tube may be approximately 0.5634 cm (D1), or 16.9014 Fr. As such, to create a sleeve size resultant of using a 36 Fr bougie, a 16.9 Fr flared, calibration tube should be used in conjunction with a stapling guide.
- As described herein, one of the main focuses of this process, and the calibration tube, is the fact that it keeps the resection line at least 2 cm off of the IA. The desired resultant diameter above was 36 Fr, but this is only equivalent to 1.2 cm. While 36 Fr is a good estimate of the average diameter of the various calibration tubes used, surgeons achieve the 2 cm IA offset by inserting their calibration tube, and stapling (i.e. estimating) slightly off the calibration tube, guessing at where they think 2 cm is.
- To overcome this, the calibration tube may configured to flair out at its widest point (e.g., the
maximum diameter 2 of the flared portion 3, 13, and/or 23), which may be the same point where it may be lined up adjacent to the IA and the stapling guide, and may create a resultant diameter of 2 cm. Inserting 2 cm as D2 into F1, with L1 still 1 cm, D1 may be calculated as 1.3634 cm, or 40.9014 Fr. Thus, at its widest point, the flared, calibration tube may be about 41 Fr. The rest of the tube may narrow as it moves proximally (e.g., to 4) until it reaches the constant diameter or a smaller diameter such that this point in the tube, for example, the flared portion or maximum diameter thereof may be emphasized and easier to see from the surgeon's perspective. The 41 Fr flair may subsequently narrow to something closer to the examples described herein, of around 15 or 16 Fr, so the rest of the tube may not be as wide thereby facilitating fundus removal, which may be important to the procedure. This narrowing from the maximum diameter (e.g., to 4 and/or 5) may also allow the stapling guide to be positioned at the GEJ. Based on the width and shape of the stapling guide along with the diameter of the flared, calibration tube, a 1 cm offset from the GEJ and a squared off final cut may be provided (e.g., ensured). As such, in an example, with a 10 mm stapling guide as a spacer, a calibration tube with a 41 Fr flare portion and 16.9 Fr body, a surgeon may be able to achieve a safe distance from the incisura angularis and create a sleeve gastrectomy tube with a consistent resultant diameter of 36 Fr. - Further, in one or more examples, other surgeons may want 1.5 cm or 2.5 cm offset (e.g., even though a 2 cm offset at the IA may be believed to be ideal) or some other distance along their staple line, so various sizes of flared, calibration tubes may be used in one or more examples herein to accommodate surgeon needs to maximize what they think is the best, most effective sleeve. A table as shown in
FIG. 33 with the different sizes D1, D2, L1, C1, and/or C2 may be provided to assist a surgeon in knowing the resultant sleeve volume with different sizes of the flared, calibration tube and/or the stapling guide. As such, according to examples herein, different flared, calibration tubes with different diameters may be used with a stapling guide with a particular width to achieve a resultant sleeve diameter using the formulas F1 and F2 (e.g., calculated thereby). -
FIG. 14A depicts a cross-section view of what the calibration tube and stapling guide combination will look like, with the adjacent resection line along the guide. In an example herein, the formula F1 illustrated inFIG. 13A may be used to calculate the resultant sleeve circumference 58 (02) from thecircumference 54 of thecalibration tube 50 used (C1) and the width 60 (L1) of astapling guide 88 used as shown inFIG. 14A . -
FIG. 14B depicts the resultant size of the sleeve once the calibration tube and stapling guide may be removed. In one or more examples herein, the formula F2 as described herein may be used. Here, the diameter 56 (D2) of theresultant sleeve 40 g may be calculated from the diameter 52 (D1) of thecalibration tube 50 used and the width 60 (L1) of the staplingguide 88 used. -
FIG. 15-18 depicts an example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared,calibration tube 12 in one or more examples. As shown inFIG. 15 , thecalibration tube 12 may be positioned into an interior of a stomach. For example (e.g., to position), thecalibration tube 12 may be inserted into astomach 40 through the mouth and esophagus, and passed down into the pylorus. A staplingguide 88 may be positioned on an exterior of the stomach relative to thecalibration tube 12. For example, the staplingguide 88 may be passed around thestomach 40 as shown inFIG. 15 until it may be placed into position, with the proximal portion being on theGE junction 40 e as shown in inFIG. 17 . In examples, the staplingguide 88 may be inserted through a trocar or laparoscopic device to be positioned on the exterior of the stomach. The flared,calibration tube 12 may then be pulled up by the surgeon until the flared portion 3 (e.g., themaximum diameter 2 thereof) of thetube 14 may reach theincisura angularis 40 d as shown inFIG. 18 . Because the gap between theincisura angularis 40 d and thestapling guide 88 may be narrower than the flared portion 3 of thetube 14, as the flared portion 3 moves vertically, it (e.g., via the point P′) may push (e.g., a side of) thestapling guide 88 to the anatomic left that the staplingguide 88 may be positioned relative to. The surgeon may hold thestapling guide 88 in place at theGE junction 40 e, so that the staplingguide 88 may swing over and create a line (e.g., along point P1, P2, and P3 as shown inFIGS. 18 and 19 and opposite to a side positioned relative to the calibration tube 12) up thestomach 40. In examples, P1 may be the distance from the pylorus, which may vary from surgeon to surgeon, but may typically be 2-6 cm from the pylorus on the gastric antrum along the greater curve (e.g., and may be 40 c of the resultant sleeve inFIG. 30 ), P2 may be adjacent to the incisura angularis, and P3 may be the distance from the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) (e.g., and may be 40 e inFIGS. 15-18 and the resultant sleeve ofFIG. 30 ). Further, P2 may be defined by an internal diameter of the flared portion 3 of thetube 14 plus the spacer effect of the stapling guide (e.g., using the formula F1 and F2 described with respect toFIGS. 13A-13B ). The edge of the stapling guide 88 (e.g., where a surgical stapler may be deployed and the staple line formed along P1, P2, and P3) may then be approximately 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and approximately 1.0 cm off of theGE junction 40 e (e.g., which as described herein may be ideal for the surgeon). - In an example (e.g., when the stapling
guide 88 may be so aligned), the stomach portions may be separated and reconnected along the edge of the staplingguide 88 at the path, staple line, resection line, or line (e.g., formed by P1, P2, and P3) using the surgical stapler such as a conventional surgical stapler. In the example described above, the stapling guide and the surgical stapler may be separate elements. In an additional or alternative embodiment, however, the stapling guide and the surgical stapler may be integrated into a single device. Once that device may be aligned, such as with the calibration tube described above, it may be activated as described herein to form the staple line along the vertical line thereby separating and reconnecting the stomach portions without further positioning. - The
resultant sleeve 40 g, post stapling, may be illustrated inFIG. 30 . The example dimensions (e.g., about 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and about 1 cm off of theGE junction 40 e) may be provided for theresultant sleeve 40 g. For example, theresultant sleeve 40 g created or provided by the path, resection line, staple line, or line may include a diameter of 1 to 3 cm near the first landmark (e.g., theIA 40 d), 2 to 6 cm near a second landmark (e.g., a pylorus near 40c) of the stomach, and 0 to 2 cm near a third landmark (e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) orGE junction 40 e) of the stomach. -
FIGS. 19-23 illustrate another or additional example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared,calibration tube 12 in one or more examples. As shown, in examples, the method or procedure shown inFIGS. 19-23 may be used with thetubes portion 73 described with respect toFIGS. 7-8 and/or thetube 34 with the flaredportion 33 described with respect toFIGS. 4-6 (not shown).FIG. 19 shows the points P1, P2, and P3 on the stomach that a surgeon may want to form a staple line as described herein (e.g., inFIGS. 15-18 ) to create a sleeve gastrectomy associate with such points. As described herein, in one or more examples, different surgeons may have different methods and distances that they may be trying to achieve but they may want it wider at P2 to prevent kinking around the bend although the width may vary from 50% wider to 300% wider between the surgeons. Further, with respect to P3 (e.g., 40 c inFIGS. 18 and 30 ), the surgeons may try to stay 0.5 cm to 1 cm away from the GEJ to preserve the sling fibers of the cardia, which play a role in the antireflux mechanism. - As shown in
FIG. 20 , an orogastric tube (e.g., as shown the first andsecond tubes 64, 74) with a flared portion (e.g., the flared portion 73) may be positioned in an interior of the stomach. For example (e.g., to position), the first andsecond tubes stomach 40 through the mouth and esophagus, and passed down into the pylorus. Thetubes portion 73 with the wider diameter (e.g., the maximum diameter 2) may be placed at theincisura angularis 40 d. The staplingguide 88 may be positioned on an exterior of the stomach relative to thetubes guide 88 may be passed around thestomach 40 as shown inFIG. 21 until it may be placed into position (e.g., near point P′), with the proximal portion being on theGE junction 40 e as shown in inFIG. 22 . For example, as shown inFIG. 21 , the staplingguide 88 may be placed just medial to the desired resection line, staple line, or line that may be defined by P1 to P2. In an example, P2 may be defined by an internal diameter of the flared portion 23 of the orogastric tube (e.g., 64 and 74) plus the spacer effect of the stapling guide (e.g., using the formula F1 and F2 described with respect toFIGS. 13A-13B ). As shown inFIGS. 21 and 22 , the surgeon may move thestapling guide 88 relative to thestomach 40 to align P2 with P3 such that P1, P2, and P3 may be in alignment and adjacent to a lateral edge or side of the surgical clamp 88 (e.g., opposite to an edge or side near or adjacent to the point P′) ready to be stapled therealong to form or create the staple line, line, resection line, or path. As described herein, the edge of the stapling guide 88 (e.g., where a surgical stapler may be deployed and the staple line formed) may be approximately 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and approximately 1.0 cm off of theGE junction 40 e (e.g., which as described herein may be ideal for the surgeon) as shown inFIG. 22 . The surgical stapler may be actuated along the line defined by P1, P2, and P3 as described herein. - The
resultant sleeve 40 g, post stapling along the line of P1, P2, and P3, may be illustrated inFIG. 23 . Theresultant sleeve 40 g and its dimensions (e.g., about 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and about 1 cm off of theGE junction 40 e) may be provided. For example, theresultant sleeve 40 g created or provided by the path, resection line, staple line, or line may include a diameter of 1 to 3 cm near the first landmark (e.g., theIA 40 d), 2 to 6 cm near a second landmark (e.g., a pylorus near 40c) of the stomach, and 0 to 2 cm near a third landmark (e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) orGE junction 40 e) of the stomach. In an example, the lengths of the lines defined by P1 to P2 and P2 to P3 may be changed during clamping thereby enabling the formation of theresultant sleeve 40 g and its dimensions. The orientation and position of the stomach may be changed in examples by the placement of thetubes stapling guide 88 and the stomach may snap back into shape after the manipulation and stapling. Thus, the interaction between theclamp 88 and the flaredcalibration tube -
FIGS. 24-28 illustrate another or additional example method or procedure that may be performed using the flared,calibration tube 12 in one or more examples. As shown, in examples, the method or procedure shown inFIGS. 24-28 may be used with thetubes 84 with the flaredportion 83 described with respect toFIG. 10 and/or thetubes 94, 104 with the flaredportion FIGS. 11-12B (not shown). As shown inFIG. 24 , similar to the method or procedure described above with respect toFIGS. 15-18 and 1923 , a surgeon may want to form a staple line or resection line along the line defined by P1, P2, and P3. - In
FIG. 25 , a calibration tube such as thetube 84 with a balloon such as theballoon 86 on the distal end (e.g., in state S1 as described above) that may form the flaredportion 83 may be positioned in an interior of the stomach. For example, thetube 84 may be inserted into thestomach 40 through the mouth and esophagus, and passed down into the pylorus. Thetube 84 may be inserted such that theballoon 86 that may form the flaredportion 83 may be placed along the lesser curve adjacent theincisura angularis 40 d. - In an example, as shown in
FIG. 26 , a single cartridge stapler 110 or thestapling guide 88 may be positioned on an exterior of the stomach. For example, the stapler 110 may be placed along P1 and P3 or thestapling guide 88 may be placed medial to P1 and P3. P1 and P3 may be stabilized by partial clamping the stapler 110 or positing the staplingguide 88 as described herein (e.g., above), and/or using similar stabilization with accessory instruments. - As shown in
FIG. 27 , theballoon 86 may be inflated (e.g., from state S1 to state S2 as described above) to form the flaredportion 83. The flaredportion 83 formed by theballoon 86 may align P2 with P1 and P3 as described herein by moving or the stapler 110 and/or thestapling guide 88 and/or the stomach to create or demonstrate the stapling line, resection line, path, and/or the like. For example, the flaredportion 83 via the point P′ that may be near an edge or side of the stapler 110 or staplingguide 88 may move the stapler 110 or staplingguide 88 to create the staple line, resection line, path, line, and/or the like (e.g., with the points P1, P2, and P3) along the edge of the stapler 110 or stapling guide 110 opposite of the edge near the point P′. As described herein, the edge of the stapler 110 or the stapling guide 88 (e.g., where a surgical stapler may be deployed and the staple line formed) may be approximately 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and approximately 1.0 cm off of theGE junction 40 e (e.g., which as described herein may be ideal for the surgeon) as shown inFIG. 22 . The stapler may be actuated along the line defined by P1, P2, and P3 as described herein above. This may also be illustrated for thetube 104 inFIG. 12B . - The
resultant sleeve 40 g, post stapling along the vertical line of P1, P2, and P3, may be illustrated inFIG. 28 . Theresultant sleeve 40 g and its dimensions (about 2 cm off of the incisura angularis 40 d and about 1 cm off of theGE junction 40 e) may be provided. For example, theresultant sleeve 40 g created or provided by the path, resection line, staple line, or line may include a diameter of 1 to 3 cm near the first landmark (e.g., theIA 40 d), 2 to 6 cm near a second landmark (e.g., a pylorus near 40c) of the stomach, and 0 to 2 cm near a third landmark (e.g., a gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) orGE junction 40 e) of the stomach. After the stapler may be removed, the stomach may return to a curved shape after resection as described herein. -
FIG. 29 may illustrate a representation of what an example method or procedure may include if one of several alternative or additional examples may be used. Here, theexample device 66 may be used similar to the flaredcalibration tube 12 in that it may help align thestapling guide 88 and create proper spacing as described herein to provide aresultant sleeve 40 g. - Additional or alternative examples of the calibration tubes that may be used in
FIG. 29 may be provided inFIGS. 31 and 32 .FIG. 31 illustrates acalibration tube 62 withlights 64 running down the length of thetube 62. Thelights 64 may assist the surgeon in seeing the placement and outline of the tube and improve their understanding of what their resultant sleeve will look like. The exact number and spacing of thelights 64 may vary to achieve the desired illumination. Further,FIG. 32 illustrates aspecialized balloon bougie 68 that may be inflated to create a variable-sized balloon 70 that may be used to regulate the spacing to the stapling guide or single cartridge sleeve gastrectomy stapler and the volume of the sleeve. According to examples herein, theballoon 70 may be configured to have a consistent size and shape such that the sleeve may be sized and shaped to this template with the use of the stapling guide or single cartridge sleeve gastrectomy stapler. Thus, theballoon 70 may act as a mold from which to create the resultant sleeve lumen at a constant pressure (15 to 100 cm of water). Using either thetube 62 or the bougie 68, a resultant sleeve may be provided with the dimensions described herein as shown by 40 g inFIG. 30 or similar dimensions to that of 40 g. - While several devices and components thereof have been discussed in detail above, it should be understood that the components, features, configurations, and methods of using the devices discussed are not limited to the contexts provided above. In particular, components, features, configurations, and methods of use described in the context of one of the devices may be incorporated into any of the other devices. Furthermore, not limited to the further description provided below, additional and alternative suitable components, features, configurations, and methods of using the devices, as well as various ways in which the teachings herein may be combined and interchanged, will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
- Versions of the devices described above may be actuated mechanically or electromechanically (e.g., using one or more electrical motors, solenoids, etc.). However, other actuation modes may be suitable as well including but not limited to pneumatic and/or hydraulic actuation, etc. Various suitable ways in which such alternative forms of actuation may be provided in a device as described above will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
- Versions of the devices described above may have various types of construction. By way of example only, any of the devices described herein, or components thereof, may be constructed from a variety of metal and/or plastic materials.
- Having shown and described various versions in the present disclosure, further adaptations of the methods and systems described herein may be accomplished by appropriate modifications by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. Several of such potential modifications have been mentioned, and others will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For instance, the examples, versions, geometrics, materials, dimensions, ratios, steps, and the like discussed above are illustrative and are not required. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be considered in terms of the following claims and is understood not to be limited to the details of structure and operation shown and described in the specification and drawings.
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