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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
May. 03, 2023
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Roy J. Pilletere, Middletown, CT (US);
Garrett P. Ebersole, Hamden, CT (US);
Eric Brown, Madison, CT (US);
Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Richard C. Hart, Saint Augustine, FL (US);
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Nicolette R. LaPierre, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access assembly includes a housing, a tubular member, and a valve assembly. The tubular member extends from the housing. The valve assembly is positioned in the housing and includes a centering mechanism, a guard assembly disposed on a first side of the centering mechanism, and an instrument seal disposed on a second side of the centering mechanism. The instrument seal including petals that are arrange in an overlapping arrangement.