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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Craig Richard, Shelton, CT (US);
Gregory Fischvogt, Hamden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access device includes a seal assembly having a seal housing and a gimbal mount disposed within the seal housing, the seal housing defining a central longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passage for receiving at least one surgical object therethrough and the gimbal mount adapted for angular movement relative to the central longitudinal axis. The surgical access device also includes a bellows configured to engage at least a portion of the gimbal mount, the bellows dimensioned and adapted to establish a biasing relationship with the gimbal mount, such that the bellows overcomes a frictional relationship between the gimbal mount and the seal housing, thereby moving the gimbal mount towards a position in which the passage of the gimbal mount is aligned with the central longitudinal axis. The bellows is configured to be attached to a side wall of the seal housing.