Systems for the prevention of surgical site infections
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1. A surgical access system adapted to facilitate access to a surgical site within a body of a patient through an incision in the body, the surgical access system comprising:
- a first retention member;
a second retention member configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the second retention member comprises at least four linkages pivotably coupled to one another such that actuation of the at least four linkages causes the linkages to pivot relative to one another thereby radially expanding or collapsing the second retention member, wherein the second retention member is configured to lie in a plane above the incision, and wherein the at least four linkages pivot radially outward to expand in the plane, and wherein the second retention member has a perimeter, the perimeter being larger in the expanded configuration than the perimeter in the collapsed configuration;
a pliable membrane extending between the first retention member and the second retention member, the pliable membrane configured to engage and expand the incision to facilitate access to the surgical site by the second retention member when the second retention member is in the expanded configuration.
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Abstract
A surgical access system facilitates access to a surgical site within a patient'"'"'s body through an incision in the body. Surgical access systems can have at least one retention member and a fluid transportation member configured to deliver fluid to a surgical site or to remove fluid from a surgical site. In some embodiments, a surgical access device irrigates a surgical site to reduce surgical site infections and removes fluid from the surgical site to increase a physician'"'"'s visibility into the surgical site.
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1. A surgical access system adapted to facilitate access to a surgical site within a body of a patient through an incision in the body, the surgical access system comprising:
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a first retention member; a second retention member configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the second retention member comprises at least four linkages pivotably coupled to one another such that actuation of the at least four linkages causes the linkages to pivot relative to one another thereby radially expanding or collapsing the second retention member, wherein the second retention member is configured to lie in a plane above the incision, and wherein the at least four linkages pivot radially outward to expand in the plane, and wherein the second retention member has a perimeter, the perimeter being larger in the expanded configuration than the perimeter in the collapsed configuration; a pliable membrane extending between the first retention member and the second retention member, the pliable membrane configured to engage and expand the incision to facilitate access to the surgical site by the second retention member when the second retention member is in the expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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