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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Roy Pilletere, Middletown, CT (US);
Matthew Dinino, Newington, CT (US);
Garrett Ebersole, Hamden, CT (US);
Kevin Desjardin, Prospect, CT (US);
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Jacob Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Nicolette LaPierre, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Eric Brown, Madison, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
Access assemblies include an instrument valve housing and a valve assembly disposed within the cavity of the instrument valve housing. The valve assembly includes a guard assembly, a seal assembly disposed adjacent to the guard assembly, and a centering mechanism for maintaining the seal assembly and guard assembly centered within a cavity of the instrument valve. The guard assembly includes a support ring and a plurality of guard sections disposed distally of the support ring. The seal assembly includes a proximal seal member, an intermediate seal assembly, and a distal seal member, the intermediate seal assembly including a plurality of seal sections in a stacked configuration.