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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2004
Michael J. Campbell, Louisville, KY (US);
Donald N. Halgren, Manchester, MA (US);
George A. J. Hartman, Waynesville, OH (US);
Ken Parker, Centerville, OH (US);
Jack B. Stubbs, Waynesville, OH (US);
Ronald J. Thompson, Ft Thomas, KY (US);
Michael J. Campbell, Louisville, KY (US);
Donald N. Halgren, Manchester, MA (US);
George A. J. Hartman, Waynesville, OH (US);
Ken Parker, Centerville, OH (US);
Jack B. Stubbs, Waynesville, OH (US);
Ronald J. Thompson, Ft Thomas, KY (US);
SurgiQuest, Incorporated, Orange, CT (US);
Abstract
A cannula assembly for the maintenance of an operative pneumoperitoneum in a patient comprising an elongated cannula having a proximal end and a distal end. A removable valve is securely arranged in the proximal end of the cannula to provide a seal and minimize the escape of gas introduced into the patient's pneumoperitoneum when an operative instrument is passed therethrough.