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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
William R. Dubrul, Redwood City, CA (US);
Craig K. Tsuji, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John E. Carlson, Mountain View, CA (US);
William R. Dubrul, Redwood City, CA (US);
Craig K. Tsuji, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John E. Carlson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to surgical seal, or valve, of the type adapted to releasably receive a surgical object. The seal disclosed herein defines an aperture that is configured to maintain a substantially fluid-tight seal with the surgical object upon its insertion, and includes at least one cable member connected to the seal that facilitates maintenance of the substantially fluid-tight seal during subsequent lateral manipulation of the surgical object.