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Patent US6623426 - Laparoscopic sealed access device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA hand access device for use as a seal for sealing a surgeon's forearm on entry through a wound opening, for example, in an abdominal wall contains a substantially tubular sleeve of pliable gas tight material. The tube is turned axially back on itself to define an outer sleeve section and an inner sleeve...http://www.google.com/patents/US6623426?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6623426 - Laparoscopic sealed access devicePublication numberUS6623426 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/804,418Publication dateSep 23, 2003Filing dateMar 13, 2001Priority dateDec 1, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2351708A1, CN1191790C, CN1329473A, DE69915868D1, DE69915868T2, DE69920744D1, DE69920744T2, DE69937466D1, DE69937466T2, EP1135070A1, EP1135070B1, EP1135072A1, EP1135072B1, EP1498078A1, EP1498078B1, US6578577, US20010047188, US20020072762, US20040092795, US20040249248, WO2000032117A1, WO2000032120A1Publication number09804418, 804418, US 6623426 B2, US 6623426B2, US-B2-6623426, US6623426 B2, US6623426B2InventorsFrank Bonadio, Ronan Bernard McManus, Derek William Young, Alan ReidOriginal AssigneeAtropos LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (85), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (17), Classifications (39), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLaparoscopic sealed access deviceUS 6623426 B2Abstract A hand access device for use as a seal for sealing a surgeon's forearm on entry through a wound opening, for example, in an abdominal wall contains a substantially tubular sleeve of pliable gas tight material. The tube is turned axially back on itself to define an outer sleeve section and an inner sleeve section which define therebetween a sealed inflatable chamber. The inner sleeve section is engaged by the forearm which, on insertion, causes the sleeve to evert. The device has eversion limiting means in the form of inner and outer rings which are of elastomeric material.
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assemblyUS20060247500 *Apr 5, 2006Nov 2, 2006Voegele James WSurgical access deviceWO2009046164A1 *Oct 2, 2008Apr 9, 2009Russell HeinrichSeal anchor for use in surgical procedures* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification600/207, 604/513, 604/539, 606/108, 600/206, 600/208International ClassificationA61B1/00, A61B17/34, A61B17/02, A61F2/06, A61M29/02, A61B17/00, A61M25/01, A61B17/22, A61F2/84, A61M29/00, A61M39/00, A61B1/313, A61B1/32, A61M25/04, A61B1/012, A61B1/01, A61B19/00Cooperative ClassificationA61M25/0119, A61B2017/3482, A61B2017/00557, A61M2025/0062, A61B2017/22051, A61B2017/00477, A61B17/3423, A61M29/02, A61B17/3431, A61B2017/3435, A61M2025/109, A61B17/3462, A61B17/3498European ClassificationA61B17/34G4A, A61M25/01C5, A61B17/34HLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMar 23, 2011FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8Mar 23, 2007FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Mar 13, 2001ASAssignmentOwner name: ATROPOS LIMITED, IRELANDFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS 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