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Laparoscopic port assembly

US8876708B1 · kind B1 · utility

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66References

11Claims

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Gregory Piskun · Morganville, US
Christopher A. Battles · Seymour, US
Frank Rende · Stamford, US
Michael Abrams · New York, US
Oleg Shikhman · Trumbull, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 13, 2008
Grant date	Nov 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/349
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments of a laparoscopic trocar assembly are disclosed. The port assemblies include inserted parts that protect the patient's tissues at the point of deployment. The port assemblies include seals for maintaining pneumoperitoneum both when instrument are being used and when instruments are not inserted.

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