Methods and devices for accessing a body cavity using a surgical access device with modular seal components

US9078695B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Christopher J. Hess · Cincinnati, US
• Kyle P. Moore · Alpharetta, US
• Daniel H. Duke · Sharonville, US
• Daniel J. Mumaw · Milford, US
• Katherine J. Schmid · Loveland, US
• Michael S. Cropper · Edgewood, US
• Jeffrey D. Messerly · Cincinnati, US
• William B. Weisenburgh, II · Maineville, US
• Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US
• Michael D. Cronin · Cincinnati, US
• Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis · Cincinnati, US
• Gregory W. Johnson · Milford, US
• Kevin L. Houser · Springboro, US
• Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 14, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 4, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/3488
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods and devices are provided for providing access through tissue to a surgical site. In one embodiment, a surgical access device can include a hollow tubular member and a modular seal member. The modular seal member can be configured to radially span a lumen of the tubular member and can be removably and replaceably matable to a portion of the tubular member. The access device can also include a plurality of access ports, each of which can be configured to mate with the modular seal member at a respective desired location.