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Surgical access port
US2020038059A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2020038059-A1 |
| Application number | US-201916599640-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | Oct 14, 2005 |
| Publication date | Feb 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | — |
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A surgical access port or trocar is provided. The trocar has a trocar seal housing and a trocar cannula with an optical obturator insertable through the trocar seal housing and the trocar cannula. The trocar is configured to access a body cavity, to maintain positive pressure and to prevent loss of surgical insufflation gas used in laparoscopic procedures. The trocar seal housing can be releasably attached to the trocar cannula. The trocar seal housing may also have a shield and/or alignment channel that provide protection or assist in operation of instrument and zero seals housed in the trocar seal housing.
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1 . A surgical access port comprising: a trocar seal housing having at least one seal; a trocar cannula having a lumen, the at least one seal arranged to seal the lumen; a trocar lock releasably connecting the trocar cannula to the seal housing and being one of slidably and pivotably connected to one of the trocar seal housing and trocar cannula.
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with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable · CPC title
Stopcocks · CPC title
with means acting on inner surface of valve or seal for expanding or protecting, e.g. inner pivoting fingers · CPC title
- A61B17/3462Primary
with means for changing the diameter or the orientation of the entrance port of the cannula, e.g. for use with different-sized instruments, reduction ports, adapter seals (expandable cannulas A61B17/3417) · CPC title
Details of tips or shafts, e.g. grooves, expandable, bendable; Multiple coaxial sliding cannulas, e.g. for dilating (syringe needles A61M5/32; dilators A61M29/00) · CPC title
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- What does patent US2020038059A1 cover?
- A surgical access port or trocar is provided. The trocar has a trocar seal housing and a trocar cannula with an optical obturator insertable through the trocar seal housing and the trocar cannula. The trocar is configured to access a body cavity, to maintain positive pressure and to prevent loss of surgical insufflation gas used in laparoscopic procedures. The trocar seal housing can be releasa…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Applied Med Resources
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B17/3462. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Feb 06 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).