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Endo-surgery glove and seal
Assignee: Ethicon Inc
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Filing: 1994-08-24
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Granted: 1996-06-18
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Expires: 2014-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A surgical glove for endoscopic surgical procedures is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the surgical glove has an inflatable wrist section, which when inflated, provides a seal between the surgeon's gloved hand and the body wall for obstructing the passage of gas from the abdominal cavity during endoscopic surgery. The inflated glove wrist section will conform to the surgeon's hand and the abdominal cavity wall to provide the seal and yet allow the surgeon's hand to move in an inward or outward direction transversely to the abdominal wall.
Inventors
- 👤 John A. Cartmill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:14
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3421; A61B17/3423; A41; A41D; A41D19/00; A41D19/0055; A61B42/00; A61B42/10; A61B90/00; A61B90/40; A61B2017/00535; A61B2017/00557; A61B2017/3419
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A surgical glove composed of a biocompatible polymer to cover a surgeon's hand from the surgeon's distal forearm, said glove having a glove thickness of about 0.004 to 0.008 inches and having an inflatable wrist section thereon extending from said distal forearm to the widest part of said surgeon's hand, and a plurality of fingers with fingertips extending from said inflatable wrist section, wherein said fingers are not interconnected with each other at or adjacent said fingertips, said fingers being non-inflatable and sized to substantially conform to the corresponding fingers of said surgeon's hand; and inflation means attached to said inflatable wrist section for selectively inflating or deflating said inflatable wrist section of said glove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A surgical glove composed of a biocompatible polymer to cover a surgeon's hand from the surgeon's distal forearm, said glove having a glove thickness of about 0.004 to 0.008 inches and having an inflatable wrist section thereon extending from said distal forearm to the widest part of said surgeon's hand, and a plurality of fingers with fingertips extending from said inflatable wrist section, wherein said fingers are not interconnected with each other at or adjacent said fingertips, said fingers being non-inflatable and sized to substantially conform to the corresponding fingers of said surgeon's hand; and inflation means attached to said inflatable wrist section for selectively inflating or deflating said inflatable wrist section of said glove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A surgical glove as described in claim 1 wherein said polymer is a latex rubber, polyethylene or polypropylene.
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