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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Arie Levy, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Ofek Levin, Moshav Amirim, IL;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61M 25/0668 (2013.01); A61B 2017/349 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention generally relates to a medical device assembly for facilitating a sealed working channel into a pressurized body cavity, and methods of use thereof, In certain embodiments, devices of the invention include a hollow body that is splittable along its length and being configured to move between an open configuration for operably coupling with a surgical instrument and a closed configuration, in which in the closed configuration, the device provides a seal that prevents gas leakage from an incision site of a body cavity while the instrument is in the body cavity.