DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING PERFORATIONS AND RUPTURES OF THE ESOPHAGUS

Authors: Bogdan Mihnea CIUNTU, Dan Vasile TIMOFTE, Ion SANDU, Stefan Octavian GEORGESCU, Andrei GEORGESCU, Ciprian VASILUȚĂ, Andrei Victor SANDU, Bogdan Florin TOMA, Stefan Lucian TOMA, Ioan Gabriel SANDU

Company/Faculty/School: Romanian Inventors Forum

Country: Romania

e-mail: euroinvent@yahoo.com

The invention relates to a device and method for treating perforations and ruptures of the esophagus, which is applied in visceral surgery to treat gastric and / or duodenal esophageal perforations, using endoluminal negative pressure (E-VAC) therapy, continuously controlled by endoscopy and intermittent with a computed tomography (CT) computer, which allows a faithful and detailed exploration of the defect, with the preoperative preparation of the working kit (prefabricated kit), composed of an adjustable silicone nasogastric tube, with double lumen and a spongy sleeve from polyurethane sponge to the distal end, a vacuum size S kit, microsurgical instruments and a vacuum pump, which are reformulated in correlation with the dimensions and morphostructural characteristics of the defect.