Methods and apparatus for reducing the risk of surgical site infections
AssigneePrescient Surgical, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Coe, Insoo Suh, Jeremy Koehler
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Abstract
A surgical access system that facilitates access to a surgical site through an incision in the patient's body includes a surgical retractor and a fluid delivery or fluid evacuation device. The fluid delivery or fluid evacuation device is coupled to the surgical retractor and is adapted to deliver fluid to the surgical site or evacuate fluid from the surgical site.
Claims52
A surgical access system adapted to facilitate access to a surgical site through an incision in a patient's body, said system comprising:
- a surgical retractor comprising an upper retention member, a lower retention member and a membrane disposed therebetween;
- and
- a first fluid delivery or fluid evacuation device coupled with the surgical retractor, the first fluid delivery or fluid evacuation device configured to deliver fluid to the surgical site or configured to evacuate fluid from the surgical site, wherein the first fluid delivery or fluid evacuation device forms a ring coupled to an outer surface of the membrane, the ring having a width d1 and the ring being disposed a distance d2 from the lower retention member,
- wherein d1 is greater than d2,
- and wherein d2 is non-zero.
A method for accessing a surgical site through an incision in a patient's body, said method comprising:
- providing a surgical retractor and a first fluid delivery or fluid evacuation device, wherein the surgical retractor comprises an upper retention member, a lower retention member and a membrane disposed therebetween, and wherein the first fluid delivery or fluid evacuation device forms a ring coupled to an outer surface of the membrane, the ring having a width d1 and the ring being disposed a distance d2 from the lower retention member, wherein d1 is greater than d2, and wherein d2 is non-zero;
- inserting the surgical retractor through the incision;
- retracting tissue in the surgical site with the surgical retractor;
- and
- delivering fluid to the surgical site from the first fluid delivery device, or evacuating fluid from the surgical site to the first fluid evacuation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.