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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Lexion Medical, Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Carl M. Geisz, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Lexion Medical, LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 13/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61M 13/003 (2013.01); A61B 2218/006 (2013.01); A61M 16/0463 (2013.01); A61M 16/209 (2014.02); A61M 2205/3341 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method includes positioning a portion of a trocar into a patient cavity. The trocar includes an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member disposed about the inner tubular member. The outer tubular member has at least a first chamber and a second chamber separated from the first chamber. The method also includes inserting a surgical instrument into the inner tubular member, and supplying an insufflation gas to the patient cavity by providing the insufflation gas through the first chamber of the outer tubular member.