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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Kevin Desjardin, Cheshire, CT (US);
Astley C. Lobo, West Haven, CT (US);
Christopher A. Tokarz, Torrington, CT (US);
Oksana Buyda, East Haven, CT (US);
Douglas M. Pattison, East Hartford, CT (US);
Alexander Y. Ueno, Hamden, CT (US);
Amanda M. Adinolfi, Wallingford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access system includes a clip, a cannula, and an obturator. The clip includes a first housing half and a second housing half. The first and second housing halves have first end portions pivotably coupled together and second end portions having respective first and second fastener portions. The clip is movable between an open position in which the second end portions are spaced apart from each other and a closed position in which the first and second fastener portions of the second end portions are engaged with each other. The cannula and the obturator are retained between the first and second housing halves when the clip is in the closed position.