Skin seal with inflatable membrane

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7744626
APP PUB NO 20050228445A1
SERIAL NO

11151559

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A skin seal or trocar stabilizer with an inflatable balloon in the shape of a dumbbell, where the balloon may be stored within a cannula for easy placement in an incision and inflated to deploy the balloon inside the body, and a portion of the balloon expands inside the cannula, whereby medical instruments may be passed through the skin seal into a laparoscopic workspace while the balloon is inflated, thereby allowing the use of normal short surgical instruments during laparoscopic procedures and during insufflation.

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GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC3274 ALPINE ROAD PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94025

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mollenauer, Kenneth H Santa Clara, US 149 24459
Monfort, Michelle Y Los Gates, US 52 8224

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