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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
May. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US);
Saumya Banerjee, Hamden, CT (US);
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Garrett P. Ebersole, Hamden, CT (US);
Roy J. Pilletere, North Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3498 (2013.01); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical access assembly includes a surgical access device and a cleaning cap. The surgical access device includes an elongated shaft defining an access lumen therethrough and having a distal portion terminating at a distal tip. The cleaning cap is disposed over the distal portion of the elongated shaft. The cleaning cap includes an instrument channel aligned with the access lumen and wipers disposed within the instrument channel.