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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alex Ianniruberto, Waterbury, CT (US);
Michael Ciccolella, Lake Carmel, NY (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604164 ; 604174 ; 604178 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for maintaining a positional relationship between a trocar cannula and body tissue into which the cannula is inserted includes a tissue engaging member having a conical outer surface with a thread helically disposed thereon. A guide tube is insertable into a bore in the tissue engaging member, the guide tube having a camming surface. A collet with flexible projections is engageable with the guide tube. When the collet is tightened onto the guide tube the flexible projections bend inward to frictionally engage and hold a trocar cannula inserted through the axial bore of the apparatus.