Patent AT-E400223-T1: [Translated] APPLICATOR FOR ATTACHING ANASTOMOSIC RINGS WITH INFLATABLE ELEMENTS

A surgical instrument (10) comprises a handle (19) connected to a shaft (15) and a pair of inflatable members (30,32). The shaft includes conduits (96) for communicating a pressurized medium to the inflatable members and an insufflation tube. The handle includes a port for communicating a pressurized medium to the conduits and a port for communicating a pressurized medium to the insufflation tube. After an anastomotic ring (14) has been deployed, the shaft may be positioned such that an inflatable member is positioned within each of the lumens joined by the anastomosis, such that an inflatable member is located on each side of the anastomosis. The inflatable members may be inflated to provide a seal in each of the lumens. With each of the lumens sealed by the inflatable members, the anastomosis site may be insufflated through the insufflation tube to leak or pressure test the anastomosis.