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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, CA (US);
John R. Brustad, Dana Point, CA (US);
Edward D. Pingleton, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Nabil Hilal, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Gary R. Dulak, Valencia, CA (US);
Payam Adlparvar, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Robert R. Bowes, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, CA (US);
John R. Brustad, Dana Point, CA (US);
Edward D. Pingleton, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Nabil Hilal, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Gary R. Dulak, Valencia, CA (US);
Payam Adlparvar, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Robert R. Bowes, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access device includes an access seal adapted to be disposed within an incision within an abdominal wall. The access seal has an external flange adapted to be disposed external to the abdominal wall and an internal flange adapted to be disposed internal to the abdominal wall. The access seal with flanges is formed monolithically. There are access channels through the access seal. The access channels span the thickness of the abdominal wall and form working channels between a location external to the abdominal wall and a location internal to the abdominal wall. The access seal is formed of an elastomeric material adapted to conform to a surface of an instrument inserted through the working channel to form an instrument seal along a length spanning the thickness of the abdominal wall. The elastomeric material is adapted to form an abdominal seal within the abdominal wall.