Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membrane
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1. A skin seal comprising:
- a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and an inner bore, said proximal end having a larger outer diameter than said distal end forming a continuous taper therebetween;
an inflatable membrane disposed within said inner bore of said flexible tube; and
an inflation port extending from a wall of said flexible tube and in communication with said inflatable membrane.
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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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1. A skin seal comprising:
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a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and an inner bore, said proximal end having a larger outer diameter than said distal end forming a continuous taper therebetween; an inflatable membrane disposed within said inner bore of said flexible tube; and an inflation port extending from a wall of said flexible tube and in communication with said inflatable membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A skin seal comprising
a flexible tube having a proximal end, and distal end, an outer surface and an inner bore, said proximal end having a larger outer diameter than said distal end forming a continuous taper therebetween, an inflatable membrane disposed within said inner bore of said flexible tube, said inflatable membrane having a plurality of protrusions extending inwardly therefrom, and an inflation port extending from a wall of said flexible tube and communicating with said inflatable membrane, said inflation port extending upwardly at an angle.
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13. A skin seal comprising:
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a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and an inner bore; an inflatable membrane disposed within said inner bore of said tube; and a plurality of protrusions extending inwardly from said inflatable membrane, said plurality of protrusions engaging one another to form a seal upon inflation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A skin seal comprising:
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a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and an inner bore; an inflatable membrane disposed within said inner bore of said tube; a plurality of protrusions extending inwardly from said inflatable membrane, said plurality of protrusions adapted to engage a medical instrument inserted through said inner bore and to form a seal around said medical instrument upon inflation of said inflatable membrane; and
plurality of protrusions on said outer surface adapted to engage the tissue surrounding an incision being sealed. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A skin seal comprising:
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a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and an inner bore, said inner bore extending between the proximal end and the distal end; an inflatable membrane disposed within said inner bore of said flexible tube; a plurality of protrusions on said outer surface adapted to engage the tissue surrounding an incision being sealed; and an inflation port extending from a wall of said flexible tube and in communication with said inflatable membrane. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A skin seal comprising:
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a tube defining a central axis having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and an inner bore; an inflatable membrane disposed within said inner bore of said tube; an inflation port extending from a wall of said tube and in communication with said inflatable membrane, said inflation port extending proximally at an acute angle to said tube at an intersection with said tube; and
a plurality of protrusions on said outer surface adapted to engage the tissue surrounding an incision being sealed. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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