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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2010
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Richard W. Ducharme, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tyler Evans Mclawhorn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Richard W. Ducharme, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tyler Evans McLawhorn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
Medical devices, systems and methods are disclosed that serve to guide one or more medical devices through a port formed in bodily tissue to access a bodily cavity. One embodiment of the medical device includes a connection member, a rail, and a carrier. The connection member is structured for attachment to the port. The rail is attached to the connection member, and has a first portion extending distally through the port opening, and a second portion extending at an angle relative to the first portion. The carrier is structured to selectively connect to the first portion of the rail, and is slidable along the first and second portions of the rail.