Directed gas flow surgical cannula for providing gases to a patient
US12337101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Inventors
- Pavlo Kokhanenko
- Benjamin Elliot Hardinge Pegman
- Charlotte Grace Laus
- Callum James Thomas Spence
- Abigail Sharmini Rajen Arulandu
- Zane Paul Gell
- Zach Jonathan Warner
- Vincent Verdoold
- Gabor Papotti
- German KLINK
- Richard John Boyes
- Bernard Tsz Lun Ip
- Monika Baumann
- James Robert Jarmey Greenfield
- Katie-Ann Jane Buckels
- Donald Roy Kuriger
- Joshua Robert LEE
- Jesus Antonio AMADOR NORIEGA
- James Michael GILBERT
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/1021
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a surgical cannula configured as an instrument retaining or centering apparatus, configured for providing insufflation gases to a surgical cavity of a patient (such as the pneumoperitoneum) and allowing insertion of medical instruments into the surgical cavity through the cannula. The cannula can include features to direct gas flow in particular directions to prevent or reduce smoke, fog/condensation, or other unwanted media from contacting a portion of a medical instrument.
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