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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2011
Andrew Yoo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward G. Chekan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Steven G. Hall, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Andrew Yoo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward G. Chekan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Steven G. Hall, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Various universal ports for installation into a colon are disclosed. Various embodiments include expandable port bodies that may employ selectively deployable tissue-engaging barbs for securing the port in position within the colon. Some embodiments also employ tissue cutting members that may be deployed to sever the colon. Some embodiments also employ a flexible sleeve that may extend from the port out through the anus to provide a passageway for passing surgical instruments and into and out of the rectum and also for removing severed specimens therefrom.