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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Robert D. Auerbach, Madison, CT (US);
Charles Sherts, Westport, CT (US);
Robert Williams, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Robert D. Auerbach, Madison, CT (US);
Charles Sherts, Westport, CT (US);
Robert Williams, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Surgicalk, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00637 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscopic port that includes an elongate cannula defining a central lumen that extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cannula and is sized to receive at least one endoscopic instrument therein. The cannula further defines a first opening that extends through a sidewall of the cannula at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the cannula. The first opening is sized to receive a suture passer.