Methods and devices for the prevention of incisional surgical site infections
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1. A surgical access device for facilitating access through an incision to a surgical site in a patient'"'"'s body, said device comprising:
- a pliable membrane having a superior end and an inferior end, the pliable membrane configured to engage and expand the incision, the pliable membrane comprising;
a base layer;
a permeable membrane attached to the base layer, wherein the permeable membrane comprises a plurality of holes;
a fluid channel disposed between the base layer and the permeable membrane, wherein the fluid channel is fluidly coupled to a fluid source and fluid from the fluid source is delivered to the surgical site via the permeable membrane, the fluid exiting through the plurality of holes to irrigate the surgical site;
an intermediate layer of material disposed between the base layer and the permeable membrane; and
a manifold seal layer of material disposed between the base layer and the permeable membrane, the manifold seal layer of material capturing the intermediate layer of material between the manifold seal layer and the base layer.
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Abstract
A surgical access device for facilitating access through an incision to a surgical site in a patient'"'"'s body has a pliable membrane which is configured to engage and expand the incision. The pliable membrane includes a base layer, a permeable membrane attached to the base layer, and a fluid channel disposed between the layers. The fluid channel is fluidly coupled to a fluid source. The fluid is delivered to the surgical site via the permeable membrane. The surgical access device may also have a locking mechanism for holding the device in a desired configuration.
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1. A surgical access device for facilitating access through an incision to a surgical site in a patient'"'"'s body, said device comprising:
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a pliable membrane having a superior end and an inferior end, the pliable membrane configured to engage and expand the incision, the pliable membrane comprising; a base layer; a permeable membrane attached to the base layer, wherein the permeable membrane comprises a plurality of holes; a fluid channel disposed between the base layer and the permeable membrane, wherein the fluid channel is fluidly coupled to a fluid source and fluid from the fluid source is delivered to the surgical site via the permeable membrane, the fluid exiting through the plurality of holes to irrigate the surgical site; an intermediate layer of material disposed between the base layer and the permeable membrane; and a manifold seal layer of material disposed between the base layer and the permeable membrane, the manifold seal layer of material capturing the intermediate layer of material between the manifold seal layer and the base layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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