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Surgical port assembly

US8961407B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

122References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Gregory Piskun · Morganville, US
Oleg Shikhman · Trumbull, US
Christopher A. Battles · Seymour, US
Patrick N. Gutelius · Monroe, US
Mark James DeBisschop · Harwinton, US
Jeffrey MacDonald · Litchfield, US
Frank Rende · Stamford, US
Michael Abrams · New York, US
Anatoly Konik · Haifa, IL
Dan Rottenberg · Haifa, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2009
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 21, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

A surgical port comprising a body and first and second cannula extending from the body and movable with respect to the body via an instrument inserted through the respective cannula. The cannulas can extend distally from the body and can include one or more seals. A port assembly and first and second instruments manipulatable in a crossed configuration are also disclosed.

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