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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Henry Kahle, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Payam Adlparvar, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Gary M. Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Henry Kahle, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Payam Adlparvar, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Gary M. Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access device includes a valve that forms a seal with a body wall and provides an access channel into a body cavity. The valve has properties for creating a zero seal in the absence of an instrument as well as an instrument seal for an instrument. The valve can include a gel material and the access channel can include a protective shield to provide for wound protection during insertion and withdrawal of a sharp surgical instrument. The valve further comprises a cap ring which may be inserted or molded with the gel material.