Cilag International Gmbh

Andrew S Berkowitz

Steven G Hall

Jeffrey P Wiley

Aren Calder Hill

Jeffery Kirk

Richard Patrick Chesnes

Christopher Brock Stone

Joseph Thomas Mozloom, Jr

Joseph Mozloom

In examples, a method of operating a surgical device comprises disengaging an obturator from a funnel portion of a cannula; removing a shaft portion of the obturator from a cannula lumen of the cannula; disengaging a seal cartridge from the funnel portion of the cannula; and removing the seal cartridge from the funnel portion after removing the shaft portion of the obturator from the cannula lumen.

Cannula assembly

A trocar assembly can include a cannula, a seal cartridge, and an obturator. The seal cartridge is configured to be releasably coupled to the cannula and to be disposed at least partially within the cannula in a coupled configuration of the seal cartridge. The obturator is configured to directly latch to the cannula and to extends through the cannula and the seal cartridge in a coupled configuration of the obturator.

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Andrew S Berkowitz