Laparoscopic illumination apparatus and method

Details Laparoscopic illumination apparatus and method Laparoscopic illumination apparatus and method

A - Human Necessities

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A61B 1/32 (2006.01) A61B 17/34 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2428847

An access device (34) particularly adapted for use in laparoscopic surgery facilitates access with instruments, such as the hand (17) of the surgeon (14), across a body wall (21) and into a body cavity (18). The device can be formed of a gel material having properties for forming a zero seal, or an instrument seal with a wide range of instrument diameters. The gel material can be translucent facilitating illumination and visualization of the surgical site through the access device.

L'invention concerne un dispositif d'accès (34) particulièrement adapté pour la chirurgie laparoscopique, facilitant le passage avec des instruments, tels que la main (17) du chirurgien (14), à travers une paroi corporelle (21), dans une cavité corporelle (18). Le dispositif peut être constitué d'un gel possédant des propriétés permettant de former un joint parfaitement étanche ou un joint d'étanchéité pour instrument pouvant s'adapter à divers diamètres d'instruments. Le gel peut être translucide pour faciliter l'éclairage et la visualisation du champ opératoire par le dispositif d'accès.

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