Exchanger surgical access port and methods of use
AssigneeTeleflex Medical Incorporated
InventorsSundaram Ravikumar, Harry Allan Alward, Guy Osborne
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Abstract
A surgical instrument access port assembly and method of use, the surgical instrument access port a surgical instrument has a needle lumen and a surgical access port. The needle lumen extends in a longitudinal direction and includes a needle tip at a distal end, and a body portion at a proximal end, the body portion having at least one recess or finger. The surgical access port has a cannula defining a hollow cannula shaft, and a tapered hub attached to a proximal end of the cannula. The tapered hub includes at least one inner ring configured to abut against the at least one recess or finger while the surgical instrument is inserted into the cannula of the surgical access port.
Claims19
A locking mechanism for a surgical access port, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a lock base having a tab and an aperture configured to receive the surgical access port;
- and
- a locking member having a lock tab and an opening configured to receive the surgical access port,
- wherein the locking member is configured to rotate relative to the lock base into a locked position to secure the surgical access port when inserted into fascia, and
- wherein the locking member is configured to rotate relative to the lock base into an unlocked position when the tab and the lock tab are squeezed together.
A surgical access port assembly comprising:
- a surgical access port;
- and
- a locking mechanism comprising:
- a lock base having a tab and an aperture configured to receive the surgical access port;
- and
- a locking member having a lock tab and an opening configured to receive the surgical access port,
- wherein the locking member is configured to rotate relative to the lock base into a locked position to secure the surgical access port when inserted into fascia, and
- wherein the locking member is configured to rotate relative to the lock base into an unlocked position when the tab and the lock tab are squeezed together.
A method of securing a surgical access port to fascia with a locking mechanism having a lock base and a locking member, the method comprising:
- receiving the surgical access port in an aperture of the lock base and an opening of the locking member,
- inserting the surgical access port into the fascia;
- and
- rotating the locking member relative to the lock base into a locked position to secure the surgical access port;
- and
- rotating the locking member relative to the lock base into an unlocked position by squeezing together a tab of the lock base and a lock tab of the locking member to remove the surgical access port once surgery is complete.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.