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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven Lathers, Littleton, CO (US);
Mahesh Krishnamoorthy, Parker, CO (US);
Assignee:
Conmed Corporation, Largo, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cap for a trocar assembly includes a housing configured to be removably attached to a proximal portion of a trocar. The housing defines an access port opening therethrough configured to be aligned for passage of a surgical instrument through the access port opening and into a main access port of the trocar. The housing defines at least one siphon opening for siphoning particles from the proximal portion of the trocar for filtration.