Thomas P Lyons

US Patent:

6485467, Nov 26, 2002

Filed:

Feb 23, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/367753

Inventors:

Berwyn M. Crook - Yardley PA
Robert D. Rambo - Sellersville PA
Thomas E. Lyons - Quakertown PA

Assignee:

Medical Creative Technologies, Inc. - Colmar PA
Dexterity Surgical, Inc. - San Antonio TX

International Classification:

A61M 532

US Classification:

604174, 604 9901, 604338

Abstract:

Surgical apparatus for providing extracorporeal pneumoperitoneum. One embodiment provides a reversely turned fluid and gas impermeable fingerless sleeve ( ) with a quick connect and disconnect assembly around the cuff of the sleeve ( ) for sealing around an abdominal incision to allow hand-assisted minimally invasive surgery under conditions of pneumoperitoneum. A dome shaped enclosure ( ) is provided for use with the quick connect and disconnect assembly to seal around an abdominal incision and maintain pneumoperitoneum during interruptions in a surgical procedure. Another embodiment incorporates a fingerless sleeve ( ) which is adhesively secured directly to a patients skin around an incision. The sleeve is applied over a pre-gloved surgeons hand, and an outer surgical glove ( ) is applied over the sleeve ( ) in the region where the fingers and thumb protrude before the sleeve ( ) is reversely turned on itself for connection to a patient.

US Patent:

58533958, Dec 29, 1998

Filed:

Feb 18, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/801752

Inventors:

Berwyn M. Crook - Yardley PA
Robert D. Rambo - Sellersville PA
Thomas E. Lyons - Quakertown PA
Frederic C. Feiler - Raleigh NC

Assignee:

Dexterity, Inc. - Blue Bell PA
Medical Creative Technologies, Inc. - Chalfont PA

International Classification:

A61M 532
A61F 544

US Classification:

604174

Abstract:

Surgical apparatus for providing extracorporeal pneumoperitoneum. One embodiment provides a fluid and gas impremeable fingerless glove with a quick connect and disconnect assembly around the cuff of the glove which seals around an abdominal incision to allow hand-assisted minimally invasive surgery under conditions of pneumoperitoneum. Another embodiment provides a dome-shaped enclosure with the quick connect and disconnect assembly which seals around an abdominal incision to maintain pneumoperitoneum during interruptions in a surgical procedure.

US Patent:

41879945, Feb 12, 1980

Filed:

Mar 16, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/021569

Inventors:

Thomas B. Lyons - Wilmington DE

Assignee:

E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

B65H 5420
B65H 5442

US Classification:

242 355R

Abstract:

In a yarn windup a reciprocating traverse guide is provided with two slots for handling two individual yarns. The shape of the guide and the location of the slots in combination with an elongated guide member located adjacent the traverse guide facilitate string up of individual yarn lines into their respective slots.