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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Christina Melvin, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Melissa Melendrez, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Kareem Elsayed, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Babak Jasemian, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Matthew Becerra, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Jeremy Albrecht, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Gary Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporartion, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
Surgical access systems and obturators for or used in surgical access systems are provided. The obturator is configured to operate or accommodate the use of at least two different sized trocars. The outer diameter of the adaptable obturator when inserted into a trocar compresses from an initial condition to a compressed condition to match the inner diameter of the trocar.