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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Bonadio, Bray, IE;
Ronan Bernard McManus, Bray, IE;
Derek William Young, Blackrock, IE;
Alan Reid, Clontarf, IE;
Alfred Cushieri, Fife, GB;
Assignee:
Atropos Limited, Wicklow, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/908 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/908 ;
Abstract
A hand access device for use in hand assisted laparoscopic surgery comprises a substantially tubular inflatable sleeve of pliable gas tight material having a twisted inner sleeve section and an outer sleeve section. The device has an inner O-ring for insertion through a wound opening in the abdominal wall and an outer O-ring for location outside of the wound opening. On insertion of a surgeon's arm the sleeve everts while monitoring a reduced lumen seal to the arm and a seal to the wound openings.