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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Roger Pisarnwongs, Valencia, CA (US);
Jolene Cutts, San Francisco, CA (US);
Roger Pisarnwongs, Valencia, CA (US);
Jolene Cutts, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pivot Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An inflow access cannula system for allowing an instrument to access a surgical site, the system including an inflow access cannula including distal and proximal ends and a central lumen extending therebetween, and an instrument adapter for releasable connection to the cannula, the adapter including a lumen communicating with the central lumen, the adapter further including a port and a fluid passageway connecting the port with the lumen of the adapter, and a spacer for spacing the proximal portion of the instrument from the distal end of the cannula, such that when the distal portion of an instrument extends within the central lumen and the proximal portion of the instrument is disposed in the lumen, in engagement with the spacer, fluid can flow into the port, along the fluid passageway, into the lumen and through the central lumen.