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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2003
Cropper S. Michael, Edgewood, KY (US);
Paul Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas A. Gilker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mason, OH (US);
David K. Norvell, Monroe, OH (US);
Brian J. Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Aaron C. Voegele, Loveland, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Cropper S. Michael, Edgewood, KY (US);
Paul Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas A. Gilker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mason, OH (US);
David K. Norvell, Monroe, OH (US);
Brian J. Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Aaron C. Voegele, Loveland, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A trocar for performing a procedure on a patient. The trocar includes a hollow cannula having a distal end and a proximal end. The trocar includes a housing having a distal end attached to the proximal end of the cannula and a proximal end having a wall attached thereto. The wall having an aperture therethrough. The trocar further includes a first seal disposed within the housing comprising a plurality of layered elastomeric members forming conical shape.