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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2022
Nvsurgical, Llc, Newton Center, MA (US);
Brandon M. Zalewski, Plymouth, CT (US);
Arthur C. McKinley, Westport, MA (US);
Jesse R. Plouffe, Willmington, MA (US);
Bryce C. Klontz, Jr., Boston, MA (US);
Jeffrey Karg, Bolton, MA (US);
Paul DiCesare, Easton, CT (US);
Danial P. Ferreira, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Melvin B. Prenovitz, Newton, MA (US);
NVSurgical, LLC, Newton Center, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a cannula assembly having a tube with an internal lumen, a proximal end portion and a distal end portion configured for insertion into a patient. The cannula assembly further includes a housing rotatably coupled to the tube between a closed position and one or more open positions. The housing contains an electronic component comprising an image transmission device, such as a camera, for collecting and receiving images of the surgical site. The housing is adapted to provide the image transmission device with a longitudinal or forward view when the housing is in the closed position and a transverse view (i.e., offset from the longitudinal axis) when the housing is in one of the open positions. The housing is disposed distal to the proximal end portion and proximal to the distal end portion of the tube to protect the image transmission device as the distal end portion creates an incision and/or passes through an existing incision in the patient.