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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Cesar E. Moreno, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Patrick J. Minnelli, Harrison, OH (US);
Thomas A. Gilker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Rebecca J. Mollere, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randall Tanguay, Lebanon, OH (US);
Cesar E. Moreno, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Patrick J. Minnelli, Harrison, OH (US);
Thomas A. Gilker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Rebecca J. Mollere, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randall Tanguay, Lebanon, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally provides methods and devices for removing fluid from a surgical instrument. Surgical access devices and seal systems are generally provided having one or more valves or seal assemblies to create a closed system between the outside environment and the environment in which the surgical access device is being inserted. In one embodiment, a seal assembly is provided and can include a seal having an opening configured to receive a surgical instrument therethrough and a fluid remover in the form of a sorbent element, a scraper element, a wicking element, or any combination thereof can be associated with the seal and configured to remove fluid from the opening and/or a surgical instrument.