University of Massachusetts

Other

Smith + Nephew

Genicon, Lc

Medical Access Systems, LLC

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Randall J Hasslinger

Maureen E Carroll

Richard M Beane

Edward I Stamm, Jr

Javier Verdura

Steve Ek

Allison C Niemann

Phillip Jack Snoke

Stephen J Flynn

Gary W Haberland

Michael J Mark

Marcus E Finch

Alison C Niemann

A device for retracting edges of an incision in a surface to form an opening including: a flexible, tubular skirt having an upper end, a lower end, and a channel therebetween; a ring connected to the lower end of the skirt for maintaining the lower end in an open configuration and defining an exit opening to the channel; and an inflatable collar connected to the skirt and surrounding the upper end. The ring is designed to fit through the incision and remain under the surface when it is oriented parallel to surface. The collar, when inflated, maintains the upper end in an open configuration and defines an entry opening to the channel. During use, the ring is inserted through the incision and the collar is inflated while remaining outside of the incision, thereby drawing the skirt against the edges of the incision and retracting the edges of the incision to form the opening. The retracting device can be included in a surgical access port, which further includes a flexible sleeve connected to at least one of the inflatable collar and the skirt, extending the channel from the exit opening of the skirt to an open end of the flexible sleeve distal to the skirt. The device can include a light source in the vicinity of the exit opening.

Surgical access port

Surgical access port and laparoscopic surgical method

A medical device introduction system, a medical introducer, and related methods are provided. The medical device introduction system preferably includes a medical introducer having an introducer body and a plurality of lumen formed therein, an imaging device positioned in a predetermined one of the plurality of lumen of the medical introducer so that the imaging device is separately controllable independent of the medical introducer, and a separate steerable working channel device positioned in at least one other of the plurality of lumen of the medical introducer so that the separate steerable working channel device and the imaging device are separately controllable by a user thereof independent of each other. The separate steerable working channel device preferably includes an elongate tube portion having at least one lumen formed therein which defines the working channel and steering means associated with the elongate tube portion for steering the elongate tube portion.

Medical device introduction system including medical introducer having a plurality of access ports and methods of performing medical procedures with same

Surgical access port and method for accessing a patient's body cavity

Combination trocar, cannula, and valve

Device, surgical access port, and method of retracting an incision into

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Alpharetta, GA, United States of America

Randall J Hasslinger