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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Kelly Evans, Southington, CT (US);
Jay Breindel, Kensington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical access device including a cannula, a seal, and a seal guard is disclosed. The cannula includes a housing and an elongated portion extending distally from the housing. The seal is disposed at least partially within the housing of the cannula and includes an aperture for sealed reception of a surgical instrument therethrough. The seal guard is disposed at least partially within the housing of the cannula and proximally of the seal. The seal guard is formed from a flat sheet of material and folded into a funnel-like shape.