Access device with anchoring body and modular inserts and support structure for supporting accessories used in minimally invasive surgical procedures
AssigneeAxcess Instruments IP Holding Company
InventorsMichael J. Norton, Noel D. Ischy
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Abstract
An access port is disclosed for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, which includes a body defining a bore configured to guide at least one surgical instrument into the abdominal cavity, and concave and convex anchoring regions for securing the access port relative to the abdominal cavity.
Claims20
An access port for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, comprising:
- a body defining an outer periphery and a central axis, and having opposed proximal and distal end portions, the body further having an elongated bore extending therethrough from the proximal end portion thereof to the distal end portion thereof for accommodating the introduction of one or more surgical instruments into a patient's abdominal cavity, the body including an anchoring region projecting radially outwardly from the distal end portion of the body for securing the access port with respect to an interior surface of the patient's abdominal wall, wherein the body further includes an access slot defined through the body, adjacent the elongated bore, for accommodating the introduction of another surgical instrument into the patient's abdominal cavity, wherein the access slot include an arcuate access portion formed in the proximal end portion of the body and a circular exit port portion formed in the distal end portion of the body, wherein the access slot tapers inward from the arcuate access portion and converges to form the circular exit port.
An access port for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, comprising:
- a) a body defining an outer periphery and a central axis, and having opposed proximal and distal end portions, the body further having an elongated bore extending therethrough from the proximal end portion thereof to the distal end portion thereof for accommodating the introduction of one or more surgical instruments into the patient's abdominal cavity, the body further including:
- i) a convex anchoring region projecting radially outwardly from the distal end portion of the body for securing the access port with respect to an interior surface of the patient's abdominal wall;
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- ii) a concave anchoring region projecting radially inwardly into the proximal end portion of the body, in a location that is substantially diametrically opposed from the convex anchoring region on the distal end portion of the body, for securing the access port with respect to an exterior surface of the patient's abdominal wall;
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- iii) an arcuate access slot is formed in the proximal end portion of the body tapering to a circular exit port formed in the distal end portion of the body, adjacent the elongated bore, for accommodating the introduction of another surgical instrument into the patient's abdominal cavity.
An access port assembly for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed within a patient's body cavity, comprising:
- a) an access port body defining an outer periphery and a central axis, and having opposed proximal and distal end portions, the body further having an elongated bore extending therethrough from the proximal end portion thereof to the distal end portion thereof and an access slot extending through the body from the proximal end portion thereof to the distal end portion thereof, wherein the access slot includes an arcuate portion defined in the proximal end portion and a circular portion defined in the distal end portion;
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- b) at least one sealed adapter plug configured for intimate engagement within a distal end portion of the elongated bore, the plug having at least one sealed pathway for accommodating the introduction of one or more surgical instruments into the patient's body cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.