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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2006
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert P. Gill, Mason, OH (US);
Aaron C. Voegele, Loveland, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, Ii, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William P. Geis, Baltimore, MD (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert P. Gill, Mason, OH (US);
Aaron C. Voegele, Loveland, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William P. Geis, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical access device includes a base having two or more ports or apertures that provide for the insertion of surgical instruments. The multi-port insert may be used with a laparoscopic access device. The multi-port insert may also include one or more instrument supports that are attached to the base to fix the position of one or more surgical instruments inserted through the multi-port insert.