SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SURGICAL PROCEDURES

摘要

A method for performing a surgical or medical procedure on a portion of a patient's body within a surgical environment enclosure may involve preparing the surgical environment enclosure for performing the procedure, advancing the portion of the patient's body into the surgical environment enclosure through a first port on the enclosure, and performing the surgical or medical procedure on the portion of the patient's body inside the surgical environment enclosure, through at least a second port on the enclosure. The first port forms a seal around a surface of the patient's body upon or after insertion. In some embodiments, neither the entire body of the patient nor an entire body of any medical or surgical personnel fully enters the surgical environment enclosure during performance of the surgical or medical procedure.

主权项

1. A method for performing a surgical or medical procedure on a portion of a patient's body within a surgical environment enclosure, the method comprising:
preparing the surgical environment enclosure for performing the procedure; advancing the portion of the patient's body into the surgical environment enclosure through a first port on the enclosure, wherein the first port forms a seal around a surface of the patient's body; and performing the surgical or medical procedure on the portion of the patient's body inside the surgical environment enclosure, through at least a second port on the enclosure, wherein neither the entire body of the patient nor an entire body of any medical or surgical personnel fully enters the surgical environment enclosure during performance of the surgical or medical procedure.