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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Jason Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Joshua Young, Loveland, OH (US);
Stephanie Toy, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jerry Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 17/3498 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3464 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trocar assembly includes a trocar housing that defines a working chamber, and a cannula coupled to the trocar housing at a proximal end to facilitate communication between the cannula and the working chamber. A tool stabilizing device is coupled to at least one of the trocar housing and the cannula and is actuatable to stabilize and center a surgical tool within the cannula.