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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2014
Filed:
May. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Roger A. DE LA Torre, Columbia, MO (US);
George D. Hermann, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Kelly Thayer, Truckee, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roger A. de la Torre, Columbia, MO (US);
George D. Hermann, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Christopher Eric Thayer, Truckee, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/14 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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.