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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Piskun, Morganville, NJ (US);
Christopher Battles, Seymour, CT (US);
Frank Rende, Westport, CT (US);
Michael Abrams, New Haven, CT (US);
Oleg Shikhman, Trumbull, 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 1/313 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 2017/349 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3466 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a laparoscopic trocar assembly are disclosed. The port assemblies include inserted parts that protect the patient's tissues at the point of deployment. The port assemblies include seals for maintaining pneumoperitoneum both when instrument are being used and when instruments are not inserted.