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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Garrett P. Ebersole, Hamden, CT (US);
Roy J. Pilletere, Middletown, CT (US);
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Nicolette L. Roy, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Saumya Banerjee, Hamden, CT (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access device includes a cannula and a seal housing. The cannula has a cannula housing and a tubular member that extends from the cannula housing. The seal housing is coupled to the cannula housing. The seal housing has a base and a cover with an instrument seal located between the base and the cover. The cover has an upper cover portion and a lower cover portion with a port extending from the upper cover portion. The port is connectable to a source of vacuum. A chamber with projections and windows is defined in the upper cover portion and is configured to direct fluid towards the port.