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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1993
H Jonathan Tovey, Milford, CT (US);
Sidney D Autry, Bellingham, WA (US);
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a trocar and method for penetrating body tissue. The trocar includes an obturator assembly and a cannula assembly. The obturator assembly has an obturator shaft with a distal end portion adapted to penetrate body tissue and at least one channel extending between a proximal end portion of the shaft and the distal end portion. A pressure indicating system is positioned at the proximal end of the shaft and is provided to respond to the passage of gases through the channel and provide a visual indication when the distal end has penetrated the body tissue. A safety system is associated with the obturator shaft and responsive to gas pressure to shield the distal end portion of the shaft after penetration of the body tissue.
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