Applied Medical Resources Corporation

Joel B Velasco

Scott V Taylor

Eduardo Bolanos

Boun Pravong

Kennii Pravongviengkham

Gregory K Hofstetter

Matthew Michael Becerra

Kevin K Dang

Reynaldo C Sarmiento

Tracy Breslin

Deryk Perez

Cory S Hague

Nico Slabber

Lindsey Chase

Branden Carter

Zachary Michaels

Serene Wachli

Ghassan Sakakine

Jacob J Filek

Patrick Elliott

Khodr Saleh

Tina Talwar

Ralph Sias

Sean Kenneday

Timothy McMorrow

Jimmy Ho

Nathan Landino

Cesar Pescador

Samantha Chan

Jigar Shah

Brandon Pereles

Kenni Pravongviengkham

Sofie Wright

Daniel Astudillo

Alicia Lanzoni

Megan Garcia

Jonathan Rothschild

Alexis Penaloza

Andrew Nguyen

Luis Salazar

Suraj Sharma

A retractor introducer system is provided that includes a circumferential retractor and a retractor introducer. The circumferential retractor retracts and protects a patient's body opening and the retractor introducer facilitates insertion and positioning of the circumferential retractor within the patient's body.

Retractor introducer systems

A simulated abdominal wall for laparoscopic surgical training and methods of making the wall are provided. The simulated abdominal wall is dome-shaped having a visual appearance of an insufflated abdomen. The wall is strong enough to withstand penetration with surgical trocars without unrealistic buckling or deformation. The wall is supported by a perimeter frame without any support structures traversing the wall that would interfere with port placement. The wall includes multiple layers connected together to form a unitary wall to fit a laparoscopic trainer. In one method, a projection of a dome is cut from a flat layer of foam material and assembled within a mold cavity. Consecutive layers with the same or different projection pattern are laid up inside the mold cavity. Alternatively, a vacuum mold together with heat is used to deform each foam layer. Adhesive is applied between layers to simultaneously join the adjacent layers upon deformation.

Simulated abdominal wall

A circumferential retractor system is provided that includes a circumferential retractor and a flexible retainer. The circumferential retractor and retainer retracts and protects a patient's body opening, providing access into a patient.

Circumferential retractor system

A sensorized surgical instrument for training users laparoscopic surgical procedures is provided. The instrument includes at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of a strain gauge, accelerometer, magnetometer, and gyroscope. The sensor is attached directly to a handle of the instrument. A shaft assembly having a tool tip is interchangeably connectable to the handle. The sensor is connected to a computer configured to provide feedback useful to the user for improving the user's surgical skills. The feedback includes the time to complete a procedure, economy of motion, smoothness of motion and the force exerted at the tool tip.

Laparoscopic training system

A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve can include a balloon formed by a stretch blow molding process following local heating once advanced over the cannula. Once formed, the balloon can be conditioned to constrict against the cannula. A conditioning aid can be advanced over the balloon when it is still formable to constrict the balloon against the cannula.

Trocar cannula assembly with low profile insertion configuration and method of manufacture

The tissue removal containment system is provided that includes a tissue removal and/or containment bag arranged to be inserted through an opening into a confined space. The bag has a support or ring having a compressed, partially compressed and/or uncompressed state or position. The bag can also include an enclosure or film defining the enclosure connected to the support with the enclosure having a confined state and a deployed or unconfined state.

Tissue removal containment systems

A simulated abdominal wall for laparoscopic surgical training and methods of making the wall are provided. The simulated abdominal wall is dome-shaped having a visual appearance of an insufflated abdomen. Also, the wall is strong enough to withstand penetration with surgical trocars without unrealistic buckling or deformation. The wall is supported by a frame along the perimeter without any support structures traversing the wall that would interfere with port placement. The wall includes multiple layers connected together to form a unitary wall to fit a laparoscopic trainer. In one method, a projection of a dome is cut from a flat layer of foam material and assembled within a mold cavity. Consecutive layers with the same or different projection pattern are laid up inside the mold cavity. In another method, a vacuum mold together with heat is used to deform each foam layer. Adhesive is applied between layers to simultaneously join the adjacent layers upon deformation.

A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve can be pre-formed by a stretch blow molding process then advanced over the cannula. The sleeve includes an inflatable balloon and an annular ring distal the inflatable balloon. The cannula includes an annular recess. The annular ring is sized to have an interference fit with the annular recess.

Trocar cannula assembly and method of manufacture

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, United States of America

Joel B Velasco