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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kyle P. Moore, Mason, OH (US);
Daniel H. Duke, West Chester, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Jeffrey David Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael D. Cronin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Denzel Z. Herrera-davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springdale, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kyle P. Moore, Mason, OH (US);
Daniel H. Duke, West Chester, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Katherine J. Schmid, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Jeffrey David Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William Bruce Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael D. Cronin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springdale, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for providing access through tissue to a surgical site. In one embodiment, a surgical access device can include a hollow tubular member and a modular seal member. The modular seal member can be configured to radially span a lumen of the tubular member and can be removably and replaceably matable to a portion of the tubular member. The access device can also include a plurality of access ports, each of which can be configured to mate with the modular seal member at a respective desired location.