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AirSeal - Not your Standard Insufflator
First of its kind: The AirSeal® System is the world’s only intelligent and integrated access system for laparoscopic and robotic surgery. The AirSeal® System represents a transformation of conventional insufflation, trocar, and filtered tubing systems used for the last 25 years. By providing stable pneumoperitoneum, constant smoke evacuation*, and valve-free access to the abdominal cavity, the AirSeal® System reduces procedural time, costs, and hassles in ways that conventional insufflators, trocars, and filtered tubing systems simply cannot do.
The AirSeal® System enables surgeons to operate with stable pneumoperitoneum in even the most challenging situations.** These include incisions for specimen removal, excessive trocar valve leakage, conventional trocar dislodgement, and colpotomy during laparoscopic or robotic hysterectomies.
The AirSeal® System enables surgeons to operate in a clearer field as the automatic smoke evacuation function constantly evacuates*, filters, and recirculates gas back to the AirSeal® Access Port.**
Due to its valve-free design, AirSeal® Access Ports enable surgeons to operate without the hassles of laparoscope smudging during insertion.
The valve-free design also prevents seal tearing during instrument insertion and withdrawal, trocar dislodgement due to seal friction, and reduces the possibility of important specimen loss or fragmentation during removal.
The AirSeal® System combines the design and function of its 3 proprietary components to create an exceptionally stable working environment and remarkably clear operating field in laparoscopic / and robotic procedures.
The combination of stable pneumoperitoneum, constant smoke evacuation*, and valve-free access to the abdominal cavity are made possible by the high flow, unique pressure sensing capabilities of the AirSeal® iFS, the Tri-Lumen Filtered Tube Set, and the Access Port, which is the focal point of the system.
Inside the cannula housing of the AirSeal® Access Port, a series of high pressure nozzles direct recirculated CO2 gas downward into the cannula to ensure the set intra-abdominal pressure.
At this point, an equilibrium is reached, creating a horizontal gas barrier inside the cannula housing. A constant flow circuit is also activated, simultaneously evacuating intra-abdominal gas (now containing CO2 & smoke), filtering it, and recirculating it through the system’s proprietary design.
Unlike conventional insufflators that feature uni– directional flow and cyclical inflation which momentarily stops for pressure sensing function, the AirSeal® iFS features a filtered circulatory flow design which not only enables simultaneous insufflation and pressure sensing but also provides constant smoke evacuation*. The result is an exceptionally stable and remarkably clear laparoscopic and robotic surgery working environment.