Organ retractor

Abstract

A medical device of the present invention includes one or more anchors and an elongated member. Advantageously, the elongated member may be coupled to the anchors. The elongated member and anchors are configured to generate a force on a mesentery. The force is sufficient to retract a bowel of the patient into an upper portion of an abdominal cavity of the patient. When the patient is in a slightly angled position, the weight of the medical device pulls the mesentery into the upper abdomen. Since the bowel is connected to the mesentery, the device also indirectly pulls up the bowel. In some implementations of the device, a slight angle may be unnecessary. In others, the device may also inversely retract the mesentery and attached organs into the lower abdomen to facilitate surgical access to the upper abdomen. In some implementations of the device, a slight angle may be unnecessary.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A removable device for retracting an organ of a patient, the device including:
 an elongated member comprised of a flexible lumen configured to be temporarily inserted into an opening in an abdominal wall of the patient during a surgical procedure, the elongated member being configured to freely hang within an abdominal cavity of the patient, wherein the elongated member is configured to control a positioning of the organ within an abdominal cavity and is configured to create a visual and spatial access within the abdominal cavity during the surgical procedure;   a first balloon is positioned at a first end of the elongated member; and   a second balloon is positioned at a second end of the elongated member, wherein the removable device is configured to be removed from the patient after the surgical procedure;   an inlet positioned on the elongated member between the first balloon and the second balloon configured, the inlet being configured to receive fluid to supply the fluid to both the first balloon and the second balloon, and the inlet being configured to receive or disengage an instrument delivering fluid.