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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Sally Carter, Nashua, NH (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/3431 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3433 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3484 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a surgical apparatus for positioning within an incision in tissue. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the surgical access apparatus includes an elongated seal member configured to removably receive at least one surgical object, and a deployment member. In another of the present disclosure, the surgical access apparatus includes a housing configured to removably receive at least one surgical object, an elongated member, and at least one filament. A method of percutaneously accessing an underlying surgical work site using the surgical apparatus is also disclosed.