Abstract: A port for laparoscopic surgery comprises an opening for attachment to a wound protector and a flexible membrane extending therefrom to define an airtight seal around an incision in a patient. A plurality of access points are defined in the membrane, through which laparoscopic trocars and elongate laparoscopic surgical instruments can be inserted.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 2012
Date of Patent:
February 12, 2019
Assignee:
EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LIMITED
Abstract: A port for laparoscopic surgery comprises an opening for attachment to a wound protector and a flexible membrane extending therefrom to define an airtight seal around an incision in a patient. A plurality of access points are defined in the membrane, through which laparoscopic trocars and elongate laparoscopic surgical instruments can be inserted.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 8, 2012
Publication date:
December 5, 2013
Applicant:
European Institute of Surgical Research and Innovation Limited