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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2010
Sean Selover, Westport, MA (US);
Sara Dziedzic, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Steve Connolly, Sharon, MA (US);
Sheryl Frank, Taunton, MA (US);
Lorenzo Vaccarella, Woonsocket, RI (US);
Sean Selover, Westport, MA (US);
Sara Dziedzic, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Steve Connolly, Sharon, MA (US);
Sheryl Frank, Taunton, MA (US);
Lorenzo Vaccarella, Woonsocket, RI (US);
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access system for providing access to a surgical site in a patient includes a surgical access device defining a port and a light emitter coupled to the surgical access device for illuminating the port. The light emitter preferably comprises an elongated shaft having a light transmitting element housed therein, which emits light transmitted to the elongated shaft from a light source. The elongated shaft is configured to be inserted in an elongated channel in the access device. The elongated channel has or forms a window for transmitting light emitted by the light emitter into the interior of the access device.