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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Scott J. Prior, Shelton, CT (US);
Jaroslaw T. Malkowski, Trumbull, CT (US);
John D. Hendershot, III, Madison, CT (US);
Kenneth W. Horton, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Christopher A. Tokarz, Torrington, CT (US);
Gregory F. Tebbe, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Danny R. Berry, Cheshire, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical system includes a cannula and a guide member. The cannula is configured for positioning within an opening in tissue. The cannula includes a base and an elongated tubular member extending distally from the base. The elongated tubular member includes an annular wall defining a longitudinal passageway and defines at least one slot extending through the annular wall. The guide member includes a guide housing configured for releasably engaging the guide member with the cannula and an elongated guide shaft configured for insertion into the elongated tubular member of the cannula. The guide member defines at least one lumen extending therethrough and is configured such that, upon engagement of the guide member with the cannula, the at least one lumen is aligned with the at least one slot of the cannula to define a guide passageway through the guide member and cannula.