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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Garrett P. Ebersole, Hamden, CT (US);
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Saumya Banerjee, Hamden, CT (US);
Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access device includes a tube and a housing coupled to the tube. The housing is configured for passage of a surgical instrument therethrough. The housing includes first and second chambers where the second chamber surrounds the first chamber. A seal is disposed in the first chamber. A port extends from the housing and is in fluid communication with the second chamber. A nozzle is defined between a distal portion of an outer wall of the first chamber and a wall of the housing. The nozzle is configured to direct fluid towards the second chamber.