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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:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mason, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Brian J. Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mason, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Brian J. Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seal assembly for use in conjunction with a trocar assembly includes a seal body adapted for sealing about an instrument inserted through the trocar assembly. The seal assembly also includes a protector adjacent the seal body for protecting the seal body from instruments passing through the seal body. The protector comprises a plurality of protector segments woven together in a non-planar arrangement.