SURGICAL HAND ACCESS APPARATUS

摘要

A hand access device (100) includes a housing (102) defining a longitudinal axis and having a passageway therethrough dimensioned to permit passage of a surgeon's arm and a fabric seal (104) mounted within the opening and being dimensioned to form a substantial sealing relation with the surgeon's arm. The fabric seal (104) is elongated extending along the longitudinal axis and may define a general hour glass configuration. A pair of flexible bands (12) may be mounted about the fabric seal. The flexible bands (112) are adapted to engage an outer surface of the seal to bias the fabric seal (104) to a closed position thereof.