title: A new sealing device (Sandwich-disc) for rapid recreation of pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic assisted surgery.
abstract: We have developed a new device which enables rapid sealing of a minilaparotomy during laparoscopic assisted surgery to recreate an airtight condition. This device consists of a center rod and two discs (7 cm in diameter) which form an airtight condition by compressing the inner and outer surfaces of the abdominal wall. Advanced laparoscopic procedures requiring both pneumoperitoneum and minilaparotomy are facilitated with the use of this device. This new device is called the Sandwich-disc: Takasago Medical Industry Co., Ltd.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery I, Oita Medical University, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi Oita 879-55, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bandoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shuto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D007813:Laparotomy; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*