Hand Access Port
Hand Port · Hand-Assist Port · GelPort · Lap Disc · HandPort · Omniport · Dexterity Device
A ring-shaped device set into a small abdominal incision: a soft plastic wound protector-retractorrih-TRAK-terA surgical instrument that holds back tissue or organs so the surgeon can see and reach the operative site.Full entry that lines the incision, topped by a gel cap that seals around the surgeon's wrist. A hand, or a trocarTROH-karA sharp or bladed instrument inside a tube (cannula), used to pierce a body wall and leave the tube in place as a port.Full entry pushed through the gel, can pass in and out.
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What it does and the lengths it comes in.
What it’s for
Used for hand-assisted laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry (HAL) surgery, letting the surgeon put a hand inside the abdomen to feel and retract while keeping the abdomen inflated. Common in colorectal resectionrih-SEK-shunSurgery to remove part of an organ or tissue.re- back, againsect to cut-ion processFull entry and donor nephrectomy, and the opening doubles as a mini-laparotomylap-uh-ROT-uh-meeSurgery that opens the abdomen through a large cut to reach the organs inside.lapar/o abdomen-tomy cutting intoFull entry for taking out a large specimen. The surgeon can switch between hand access, laparoscopylap-uh-ROS-kuh-peeSurgery or an exam done through small cuts in the belly, using a thin, lighted tube with a camera.lapar/o abdomen-scopy looking with an instrumentFull entry and open technique without losing pneumoperitoneum.
Lengths and variants
Several brands and sizes (GelPort, LAP DISC, HandPort, Omniport, Dexterity); the wound protector-retractorrih-TRAK-terA surgical instrument that holds back tissue or organs so the surgeon can see and reach the operative site.Full entry fits a range of incision sizes and abdominal wall thicknesses.
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- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 15 (Genitourinary Surgery), p. 521
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 17 (Gastrointestinal Surgery), p. 258
- appliedmedical.com
- alibaba.com
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