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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel H. Duke, West Chester, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher W. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel H. Duke, West Chester, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher W. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for providing access through tissue to a surgical site. A surgical access device can be configured to be positioned in tissue to provide access through a working channel of the access device to a body cavity underlying the tissue. The access device can include a sealing element positioned at least partially within the working channel. The sealing element can be formed of a puncturable self-sealing material such as a gel and/or a foam configured to provide a channel seal that seals the working channel when no instrument is inserted through the sealing element and configured to provide an instrument seal that provides a seal around one or more surgical instruments inserted through the sealing element.