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Hand access port device

  • US 6,908,430 B2
  • Filed: 01/18/2002
  • Issued: 06/21/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An access port device for use in surgery, comprising:

  • a first sleeve of flexible material including a proximal end and a distal end;

    a securing device attached to said distal end of said first sleeve to secure the access port device externally to a patient;

    a second sleeve of flexible material attached to the proximal end of said first sleeve, said second sleeve including an entry opening adjacent said proximal end of said first sleeve and an exit opening positioned a spaced distance from said entry opening;

    an inflatable chamber formed between said first and said second sleeves;

    a third sleeve of flexible material attached to at least one of said first sleeve and said second sleeve, said third sleeve including an annular elastic band positioned between said entry and said exit openings of said second sleeve to sealingly engage a surgeon'"'"'s arm extending through said third sleeve.

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