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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Jeremy J. Albrecht, Racho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Gary M. Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Matthew M. Becerra, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Travis King, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Donald L. Gadberry, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Isabel Simons, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A trocar comprises a retention cannula comprising an inverted or incised retention pattern disposed thereon. Embodiments of the incised cannula exhibit reduced tissue trauma compared with screw-threaded cannula, improved fixation and/or retention compared with an unthreaded cannula, and good sealing between the cannula and the incision.