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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Sanford S. Kunkel, Carmel, IN (US);
Eric F. Dahlinger, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sanford S. Kunkel, Carmel, IN (US);
Eric F. Dahlinger, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A portal device maintains an opening in the skin of a patient to allow for the passage of surgical device therethrough. Tabs disposed at one end of the portal device may be used to resist removal of the device, retract soft tissue from the operative site, and seal the opening to prevent the escape of gases or liquids.