Freehold Surgical, Inc.

University of Missouri

Roger De La Torre

J Stephen Scott

George D Hermann

Christopher Eric Thayer

Jaya Ghosh

Ellie Koehly

Yaw Sarpong

Teresa Graff

Katherina Chen

Jonathon Buehler

Brett Hayes

A method for performing a gastrectomy (stomach reduction surgery).

Method for performing a gastrectomy

A surgical instrument can be introduced to the abdominal cavity through a current trocar puncture to place a suture in the deep facia and peritoneum of the anterior abdominal wall. The instrument is lightweight and easy to use, and can be operated quickly and efficiently to close the trocar puncture wound in a simple and economical manner. The instrument is used to suture the deep facia and peritoneum of the anterior abdominal wall on opposite sides of the trocar puncture wound inside the abdomen to close the trocar puncture wound.

Instrument to close fascia during laparoscopic surgery

A tool for use in assisting soft tissue mobilization and bodily tissue amelioration, such as stimulation of superficial tissue, deep tissue mobilization, breaking up scar tissue, and soft tissue massaging, are described. The tool comprises a device for application to bodily tissue that includes a body having a substantially teardrop shape in a vertical section. In a longitudinal aspect, the body includes a first and a second portion. The first portion of the device corresponds at least in part to a substantially bulbous handle part of the teardrop shape of the vertical section and is adapted for ease of grasping and manipulation at the first end. The second portion of the device corresponds at least in part to a substantially tapered converging double-beveled linear edge of the teardrop shape of the vertical section and is adapted for facilitated application of the device to bodily tissue at the second end.

Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization tool

A skin seal or trocar stabilizer with an inflatable membrane disposed inside, whereby medical instruments may be passed through the skin seal into a endoscopic work space while the inflatable membrane is inflated, thereby allowing the use of normal short conventional open surgery instruments during endoscopic procedures and during insufflation.

Skin seal

Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membrane

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New Hope, PA, United States of America

Roger De La Torre