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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Wayne L. Poll, New Albany, OH (US);
Gregory Drach, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Inventors:
Wayne L. Poll, New Albany, OH (US);
Gregory Drach, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Assignee:
Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61M 13/00 (2013.01); A61M 13/003 (2013.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods and systems for accessing an operating cavity when performing endoscopic surgery comprising. The systems and methods include at least one obturator-free cannula unit and a trocar assembly. The trocar assembly includes a single dedicated functional obturator independent of the cannula unit and an endoscopic cannula. The invention also provides a system and methods for providing continuous flow of carbon dioxide during a laparoscopic procedure.