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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2016
Surgical Innovations Limited, West Yorkshire, GB;
David Andrew Main, West Yorkshire, GB;
Christopher David Harrison, West Yorkshire, GB;
SURGICAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED, Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB;
Abstract
A surgical access device comprises a seal assembly () having a plurality of part circular sealing members () each attached to a common ring () which is held within the device about its longitudinal axis. In use, the sealing members are located radially inwards of the ring in a stacked relationship. When not within the device, the sealing members are movable from a position radially outwards of the ring to a position radially inwards of the ring. A seal core comprises the seal assembly and a protective member which, in use, is located on the proximal side of the seal assembly. A method of assembling the surgical access device is also provided.