US Patent Issued on Nov. 4 for "Medical devices for use in the creation of a temporary pneumoperitoneum" (Florida, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,335, issued on Nov. 4.

"Medical devices for use in the creation of a temporary pneumoperitoneum" was invented by Oscar Jimenez (Key Largo, Fla.) and Thomas A. Gordy (Newnan, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical devices include a rigid dome, a viewing window, a vacuum port, a vacuum pressure regulator, an aperture, and a septum. The rigid dome is hemispherical and includes a first dome stage, a second dome stage distal on the first dome stage, and a transition between the first dome stage and the second dome stage. The viewing window is acoustically andor optically transparent to allow for inspection of the surgical site. The vac...