Surgical protective device for a surgical sealing element and surgical sealing system
US10016216B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C2270/0421
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a surgical protective device for a surgical sealing element of a surgical sealing system comprising a trocar sleeve, the surgical sealing element having an expandable insertion opening. Said protective device comprises a ring-shaped or substantially ring-shaped main body adapted to be arranged on the trocar sleeve, on a part thereof or on the sealing element and defines a through-opening with a plurality of protective elements arranged in the circumferential direction and extending parallel to or pointing towards a longitudinal axis of the protective device. Each of the protective elements is configured asymmetrically in relation to a plane containing a longitudinal axis defined by the main body.
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