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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2013
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher W. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
William Bruce Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
David K. Norvell, Monroe, OH (US);
Robert P. Gill, Cumming, GA (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael A. Murray, Bellevue, KY (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewater, KY (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Various devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted through a single surgical access device at variable angles of insertion, allowing for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation. Safety shields and release mechanisms are also provided for use with various surgical access devices.