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US 11,627,986 B2Granted
Trocar support
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorAndrew Beckman
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Abstract
Various trocars and trocar supports are provided for allowing an insufflation port on the trocar to be coupled through the trocar support to an insufflation fluid. In one embodiment, the trocar includes a housing, a cannula extending through the housing, and an insufflation port projecting from the housing. A trocar support is provided having an opening that receives the insufflation port on the housing such that the insufflation port is unobtrusive during use and can be connected and disconnected rapidly.
Claims13
A surgical system, comprising:
- a trocar defining a tool pathway extending therethrough, the trocar including at least one seal configured to seal the tool pathway and an insufflation port in fluid communication with the tool pathway and configured to deliver insufflation therethrough;
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- a carrier configured to be mounted to a surgical robot arm and to retain the trocar in a substantially fixed position, the carrier defining an opening configured to receive the insufflation port.
A surgical system, comprising:
- a trocar defining a tool pathway, the trocar including an insufflation port in fluid communication with the tool pathway and configured to deliver insufflation therethrough;
- a trocar holder configured to mount to a surgical arm at a first end and configured to retain the trocar at a second end, the trocar holder defining a fluid pathway therethrough;
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- wherein the fluid pathway and the tool pathway are in fluid communication via the insufflation port when the trocar is retained within the trocar holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.