Surgical access apparatus and method
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1. A surgical access device adapted for performing laparoscopic surgical procedures with at least one instrument passing through the surgical access device and through a single incision in the abdominal wall of a patient with the abdominal cavity pressurized with an insufflation gas, the surgical access device adapted to provide instrument access to the abdominal cavity for surgical procedures while generally maintaining insufflation pressure in the abdominal cavity, the surgical access device comprising:
- an access pad, the access pad comprising a material formed of a mixture comprising a triblock copolymer, an oil, and a foaming agent, the access pad adapted to be disposed within an incision within an abdominal wall, the access pad having an external flange and an internal flange integrally formed with the access pad, the external flange adapted to be disposed external to the abdominal wall in an operative position and the internal flange adapted to be disposed internal to the abdominal wall in the operative position, wherein the access pad is configured to be maintained in the operative position and adapted to form a seal with the abdominal wall; and
at least one opening through the access pad between an external surface and an internal surface of the access pad, wherein the opening when operatively disposed is in communication with the incision and forms a working channel between a location external to the abdominal wall and a location internal to the abdominal wall;
wherein the access pad is adapted to conform to a surface of an instrument inserted through the working channel, at least a portion of the access pad between the external flange and the internal flange and within the incision between an external surface of the abdominal wall and an internal surface of the abdominal wall is adapted to form an instrument seal with the instrument, and wherein locating the access pad within the incision creates a radially compressive force to provide an axial seal between the access pad and the abdominal wall, and wherein the access pad with flanges is formed monolithically.
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A surgical access device includes an access seal adapted to be disposed within an incision within an abdominal wall. The access seal has an external flange adapted to be disposed external to the abdominal wall and an internal flange adapted to be disposed internal to the abdominal wall. The access seal with flanges is formed monolithically. There are access channels through the access seal. The access channels span the thickness of the abdominal wall and form working channels between a location external to the abdominal wall and a location internal to the abdominal wall. The access seal is formed of an elastomeric material adapted to conform to a surface of an instrument inserted through the working channel to form an instrument seal along a length spanning the thickness of the abdominal wall. The elastomeric material is adapted to form an abdominal seal within the abdominal wall.
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1. A surgical access device adapted for performing laparoscopic surgical procedures with at least one instrument passing through the surgical access device and through a single incision in the abdominal wall of a patient with the abdominal cavity pressurized with an insufflation gas, the surgical access device adapted to provide instrument access to the abdominal cavity for surgical procedures while generally maintaining insufflation pressure in the abdominal cavity, the surgical access device comprising:
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an access pad, the access pad comprising a material formed of a mixture comprising a triblock copolymer, an oil, and a foaming agent, the access pad adapted to be disposed within an incision within an abdominal wall, the access pad having an external flange and an internal flange integrally formed with the access pad, the external flange adapted to be disposed external to the abdominal wall in an operative position and the internal flange adapted to be disposed internal to the abdominal wall in the operative position, wherein the access pad is configured to be maintained in the operative position and adapted to form a seal with the abdominal wall; and at least one opening through the access pad between an external surface and an internal surface of the access pad, wherein the opening when operatively disposed is in communication with the incision and forms a working channel between a location external to the abdominal wall and a location internal to the abdominal wall; wherein the access pad is adapted to conform to a surface of an instrument inserted through the working channel, at least a portion of the access pad between the external flange and the internal flange and within the incision between an external surface of the abdominal wall and an internal surface of the abdominal wall is adapted to form an instrument seal with the instrument, and wherein locating the access pad within the incision creates a radially compressive force to provide an axial seal between the access pad and the abdominal wall, and wherein the access pad with flanges is formed monolithically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A surgical access device adapted for performing laparoscopic surgical procedures with multiple instruments passing through the surgical access device and through a single incision in the abdominal wall of a patient with the abdominal cavity pressurized with an insufflation gas, the surgical access device adapted to provide instrument access to the abdominal cavity for surgical procedures while generally maintaining insufflation pressure in the abdominal cavity, the surgical access device comprising:
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an access seal, the access seal adapted to be disposed within an incision within an abdominal wall, the access seal having an external flange and an internal flange, the external flange adapted to be disposed external to the abdominal wall in an operative position and the internal flange adapted to be disposed internal to the abdominal wall in the operative position, wherein the access seal is configured to be maintained in the operative position, and wherein the access seal with flanges is formed monolithically; and a plurality of access channels through the access seal between an external surface and an internal surface of the access seal, wherein the plurality of access channels when operatively disposed span the thickness of the abdominal wall and form working channels between a location external to the abdominal wall and a location internal to the abdominal wall; the access seal being formed of an elastomeric material adapted to conform to a surface of an instrument inserted through the working channel to form an instrument seal along a length spanning the thickness of the abdominal wall and the elastomeric material in the operative position is adapted to form an abdominal seal within the abdominal wall. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using a surgical access device adapted for performing laparoscopic surgical procedures with at least one instrument passing through the surgical access device and through a single incision in the abdominal wall of a patient with the abdominal cavity pressurized with an insufflation gas, the surgical access device adapted to provide instrument access to the abdominal cavity for surgical procedures while generally maintaining insufflation pressure in the abdominal cavity, the method comprising:
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providing an access seal, the access seal having an external flange, an internal flange, and at least one access channel through the access seal between an external surface and an internal surface of the access seal, the access seal being formed of an elastomeric material, and wherein the access seal with flanges is formed monolithically; disposing the access seal within an incision within an abdominal wall such that the external flange is disposed external to the abdominal wall in an operative position, the internal flange is disposed internal to the abdominal wall in the operative position, and the access channel spans the thickness of the abdominal wall and forms a working channel between a location external to the abdominal wall and a location internal to the abdominal wall in the operative position, wherein locating the access seal within the incision creates a radially compressive force to provide an axial seal between the access seal and the abdominal wall such that the elastomeric material in the operative position forms the axial seal within the abdominal wall; and inserting at least one instrument through the working channel, wherein at least a portion of the access seal between the external flange and the internal flange and within the incision between an external surface of the abdominal wall and an internal surface of the abdominal wall forms an instrument seal with the instrument, the elastomeric material conforms to a surface of the instrument inserted through the working channel to form the instrument seal along a length spanning the thickness of the abdominal wall. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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Current AssigneeApplied Medical Resources Corporation (Applied Medical Corporation)
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Original AssigneeApplied Medical Resources Corporation (Applied Medical Corporation)
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InventorsBowes, Robert R., Pingleton, Edward D., Brustad, John R., Hilal, Nabil, Dulak, Gary R., Adlparvar, Payam, Ewers, Richard C.
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Primary Examiner(s)Nguyen; Tuan
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Application NumberUS12/960,458Publication NumberTime in Patent Office284 DaysField of Search606/108, 606/191, 606/213, 606205-207, 60416401-16411, 604/165, 604/166, 604/167, 604/246, 604/247, 604/250, 604/264, 600/206, 600/208, 524/267, 524/313, 524/490, 524/491US Class Current600/208CPC Class CodesA61B 17/0218 for minimally invasive surg...A61B 17/0293 with ring member to support...A61B 17/3423 Access ports, e.g. toroid s...A61B 17/3474 Insufflating needles, e.g. ...A61B 17/3498 Valves therefor, e.g. flapp...A61B 2017/00265 Hand assisted surgery, i.e....A61B 2017/00526 Methods of manufacturingA61B 2017/3419 Sealing means between cannu...A61B 2017/3445 used as instrument channel ...A61B 2017/3492 against the outside of the ...A61M 13/003 Blowing gases other than fo...
