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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Okoniewski, North Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3431 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00539 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical access port that includes a cylindrical member having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis; at least two lumen extending through the cylindrical member along the longitudinal axis; at least one cavity defined in the cylindrical member and positioned radially within the at least two lumen; and a source of inflation fluid coupled to the at least one cavity, the source of inflation configured to permit selectable inflation of the at least one cavity, whereby inflation of the at least one cavity increases the radial distance between the at least two lumen.