Title:
SEALS FOR SURGICAL ACCESS ASSEMBLIES
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2020127710
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide seals for surgical access assemblies.SOLUTION: An access assembly 100 includes an instrument valve housing 110 and a valve assembly 120 disposed within a cavity of the instrument valve housing. The valve assembly includes a guard assembly 140, a seal assembly 160 disposed adjacent to the guard assembly, and a centering mechanism 130 for maintaining the seal assembly and guard assembly centered within the cavity of the instrument valve. The seal assembly includes a plurality of seal sections that are movable from an unfolded configuration to folded configuration in which the seal assembly forms a hexagonal member defining an opening to facilitate sealed passage of a surgical instrument. The seal sections may include a tapered inner edge for engaging a surgical instrument inserted through the instrument valve housing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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Inventors:
ROY J PILLETERE
MATTHEW A DININO
KEVIN DESJARDIN
GARRETT P EBERSOLE
JUSTIN THOMAS
JACOB C BARIL
NICOLETTE R LAPIERRE
BROWN ERIC
MATTHEW A DININO
KEVIN DESJARDIN
GARRETT P EBERSOLE
JUSTIN THOMAS
JACOB C BARIL
NICOLETTE R LAPIERRE
BROWN ERIC
Application Number:
JP2020002052A
Publication Date:
August 27, 2020
Filing Date:
January 09, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP
International Classes:
A61B17/34
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2018504197A | 2018-02-15 | |||
| JP2010527710A | 2010-08-19 | |||
| JP2011510709A | 2011-04-07 | |||
| JP2010005385A | 2010-01-14 |
Foreign References:
| US20140201966A1 | 2014-07-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takeshi Oshio