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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jaroslaw T. Malkowski, Trumbull, CT (US);
Eric Taylor, East Hampton, CT (US);
Peter Hathaway, Lebanon, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2906 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3443 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical apparatus providing access to an underlying body cavity through a tissue tract articulates a flexible surgical object inserted therein. The surgical apparatus includes a tube member defining a longitudinal axis and a lumen therethrough to receive the flexible surgical object. The tube member includes a proximal member, a middle member connected to the proximal member at a first joint, and a distal member connected to the middle member at a second joint. The surgical apparatus also includes articulation mechanisms to articulate the tube member.