Surgery – Specula – Retractor
Patent
1999-05-21
2000-11-07
Smith, Jeffrey A.
Surgery
Specula
Retractor
600208, 600206, 600245, A61B 1700
Patent
active
061429368
ABSTRACT:
A device for retracting edges of an incision in a surface to form an opening including: a flexible, tubular skirt having an upper end, a lower end, and a channel therebetween; a ring connected to the lower end of the skirt for maintaining the lower end in an open configuration and defining an exit opening to the channel; and an inflatable collar connected to the skirt and surrounding the upper end. The ring is designed to fit through the incision and remain under the surface when it is oriented parallel to surface. The collar, when inflated, maintains the upper end in an open configuration and defines an entry opening to the channel. During use, the ring is inserted through the incision and the collar is inflated while remaining outside of the incision, thereby drawing the skirt against the edges of the incision and retracting the edges of the incision to form the opening. The retracting device can be included in a surgical access port, which further includes a flexible sleeve connected to at least one of the inflatable collar and the skirt, extending the channel from the exit opening of the skirt to an open end of the flexible sleeve distal to the skirt. The device can include a light source in the vicinity of the exit opening.
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Beane Richard
Carroll Maureen E.
Ek Steve
Hasslinger Randall J.
Niemann Allison C.
Smith Jeffrey A.
University of Massachusetts
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