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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Axcess Instruments Inc., Tyler, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Norton, Tyler, TX (US);
Noel D. Ischy, Tyler, TX (US);
Assignee:
Axcess Instruments Inc., Tyler, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3492 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single body port or body flange access device and method for performing laparoscopic surgery are disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of crisscrossing conduits through which surgical instruments may be inserted. The instruments are manipulated so that triangulation is obtained using one patient body flange while standard surgical procedures are performed on the patient.