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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2022
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark, CH;
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Shawn Collin Oppegard, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Unberto Garcia, Bellwood, IL (US);
Carlos Alberto Corrales Nogales, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Jorge Del Castillo, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Jeshrene Enerio, Glenview, IL (US);
Brian Connell, Evanston, IL (US);
Steven Bowers, Ponte Vendra Beach, FL (US);
Ivan E. Porter, II, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Charles Ritchie, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark, CH;
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
A trocar for peritoneal dialysis is disclosed herein. An example trocar includes a conduit having two parallel lumens and a head connected to a first end of the conduit. The head includes two parallel lumens that are aligned respectively with the two parallel lumens of the conduit. The trocar also includes a coupler connected to the head. The coupler includes two (or more) parallel lumens that are aligned respectively with the two parallel lumens of the head. The coupler includes a coupling mechanism for securing surgical tools in place after insertion into a patient. The trocar may also include an obturator having a shaft that is removably inserted through the coupler, the head, and the conduit to protrude from a second end of the conduit.