Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

William P Geis

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Christopher J Hess

James Walden Voegele

Michael A Murray

Robert Perrin Gill

Aaron C Voegele

William B Weisenburgh

Karen M Morgan

A surgical access device includes a base having two or more ports or apertures that provide for the insertion of surgical instruments. The multi-port insert may be used with a laparoscopic access device. The multi-port insert may also include one or more instrument supports that are attached to the base to fix the position of one or more surgical instruments inserted through the multi-port insert.

Multi-port laparoscopic access device

Access device

A tissue suspension device has an elongated spanning element with a first and a second end. A suspending element is attachable to the spanning element. A first supporting element is attached to the first end of the spanning element, and a second supporting element is attached to the second end of the spanning element. The tissue suspension device substantially spans the transverse width of the body cavity and suspends tissue within the body cavity. The first and second supporting elements are attachable to the body wall, which supports the weight of the suspended tissue.

Tissue suspension device

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Baltimore, MD, United States of America

William P Geis