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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Tamara S. V. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Tamara S. V. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided to allow for easy customization of a surgical access device by an end user. In one exemplary embodiment a surgical access device is provided that includes a plurality of elongate seal elements that are configured to form a sealed configuration between a surgical site and an outside environment. The seal elements can be disposed in a surgical opening and can mate directly to each other with the outermost seal elements mating directly to tissue of the opening. The seal elements can include one or more mating elements to provide the desired mating. The seal elements can also include sealable openings that are configured to receive surgical instruments for use at the surgical site. The sealable openings maintain the desired seal throughout the course of a surgical procedure. Exemplary methods for providing custom configurations on location are also provided.