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Cannula assembly

US12232767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

19Claims

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

Joseph Thomas Mozloom, Jr. · Cincinnati, US
Christopher Brock Stone · San Francisco, US
Andrew Berkowitz · Redwood City, US
Steven G. Hall · Cincinnati, US
Jeffrey P. Wiley · Cincinnati, US
Richard Patrick Chesnes · Zionsville, US
Jeffery T. Kirk · Monroe, US
Aren Calder Hill · Rockford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2023
Grant date	Feb 25, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G13/04
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In examples, a method of operating a surgical device comprises disengaging an obturator from a funnel portion of a cannula; removing a shaft portion of the obturator from a cannula lumen of the cannula; disengaging a seal cartridge from the funnel portion of the cannula; and removing the seal cartridge from the funnel portion after removing the shaft portion of the obturator from the cannula lumen.

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