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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2010
Applicant:
Paul T. Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Paul T. Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trocar seal comprising an elastomeric membrane having an opening adapted to receive a surgical instrument. The membrane is configured with a plurality of pleats circumscribing the opening and extending laterally from opening. The pleats comprise a plurality of pleat walls increasing in height as the pleats extend laterally from the opening. In one embodiment, the pleats are conically arranged.