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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2004
Paul T. Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Brian J. Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul T. Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Brian J. Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A seal assembly adapted for use in conjunction with a trocar assembly includes a seal body permitting the selective insertion and removal of instruments. The seal body includes a plurality of overlapping seal segments, each seal segment including a peripheral edge with a central seal member extending therefrom. The central seal member includes a free edge remote from the peripheral edge. A reinforcement pad is located on at least one of the seal segments between the peripheral edge and the free edge of the central seal member.