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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
May. 05, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Christopher A. Tokarz, Torrington, CT (US);
Kevin Desjardin, Prospect, CT (US);
Douglas M. Pattison, East Hartford, CT (US);
Jason Mickus, Avon, CT (US);
Oksana Buyda, East Haven, CT (US);
Astley C. Lobo, West Haven, CT (US);
Amanda M. Adinolfi, Wallingford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access assembly includes a cannula including an elongated shaft having a proximal end portion including an anchor inflation port and a distal end portion including an expandable anchor. The elongated shaft includes an inner tube and an outer tube disposed over the inner tube. The inner tube includes a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and first and second openings defined in an outer surface thereof that are in communication with the channel. The channel, the first openings, and the second openings form an inflation lumen with an inner surface of the outer tube. The inflation lumen is in communication with the anchor inflation port and the expandable anchor.