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Dexterity, Inc.

Medical Creative Technologies, Inc.

Thomas E Lyons

Robert D Rambo

Berwyn M Crook

Frederic C Feiler, Jr

Surgical apparatus for providing extracorporeal pneumoperitoneum. One embodiment provides a reversely turned fluid and gas impermeable fingerless sleeve ( ) with a quick connect and disconnect assembly around the cuff of the sleeve ( ) for sealing around an abdominal incision to allow hand-assisted minimally invasive surgery under conditions of pneumoperitoneum. A dome shaped enclosure ( ) is provided for use with the quick connect and disconnect assembly to seal around an abdominal incision and maintain pneumoperitoneum during interruptions in a surgical procedure. Another embodiment incorporates a fingerless sleeve ( ) which is adhesively secured directly to a patient's skin around an incision. The sleeve is applied over a pre-gloved surgeon's hand, and an outer surgical glove ( ) is applied over the sleeve ( ) in the region where the fingers and thumb protrude before the sleeve ( ) is reversely turned on itself for connection to a patient.

Extracorporeal pneumoperitoneum enclosure and method of use

Surgical apparatus for providing extracorporeal pneumoperitoneum. One embodiment provides a fluid and gas impremeable fingerless glove with a quick connect and disconnect assembly around the cuff of the glove which seals around an abdominal incision to allow hand-assisted minimally invasive surgery under conditions of pneumoperitoneum. Another embodiment provides a dome-shaped enclosure with the quick connect and disconnect assembly which seals around an abdominal incision to maintain pneumoperitoneum during interruptions in a surgical procedure.

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Quakertown, PA, United States of America

Thomas E Lyons