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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Standard Bariatrics, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Jonathan R. Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard P. Nuchols, Williamsburg, OH (US);
Caleb J. Hayward, Goshen, OH (US);
Robert T. Means, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Saylan J. Lukas, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Standard Bariatrics, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing insufflation loss due to gas leakage during a laparoscopic surgical procedure are provided. The surgical procedure includes the use of a surgical instrument having an end effector and a trocar through which the surgical instrument is inserted for access to the abdominal cavity of a patient receiving laparoscopic surgery. The trocar includes a lip, a lip seal disposed within the lip, and a cannula located beneath the lip. The systems and methods reduce or prevent a loss of insufflation when using conventional systems and methods to insert the surgical instrument through a conventional trocar.