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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2007
Paul T. Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy P. Lessek, Mason, OH (US);
Victor C. Moreno, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Paul T. Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy P. Lessek, Mason, OH (US);
Victor C. Moreno, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for accessing a body cavity are disclosed. In general, a surgical access device is provided that can include a cannula that defines a working channel that is sized and configured to receive a surgical instrument. A seal can be disposed in the cannula of the surgical access device. In one exemplary embodiment, the seal can be positioned at a point in the cannula that is effective to maintain contact between the seal and an instrument inserted therethrough as the instrument is rotated about that point.