Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membrane
US5871474A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/0673
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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