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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Garrett P. Ebersole, Hamden, CT (US);
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Roy J. Pilletere, North Haven, CT (US);
Nicolette R. LaPierre, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access assembly includes an instrument valve housing defining a cavity, and a seal assembly disposed within the cavity of the instrument valve housing. The seal assembly includes a flange seal member and a centering mechanism. The flange seal member includes an annular member, a flange portion extending from the annular member, and a seal portion supported by the annular member and defining an opening dimensioned to receive a surgical instrument in a sealing relation. The flange portion includes first and second arcuate portions adjustably engaging the instrument valve housing in a sealing relation. The first and second arcuate portions have a parabolic profile. The centering mechanism maintains the seal assembly centered within the cavity of the instrument valve housing.