Method and system for delivering insufflation fluid
AssigneeLexion Medical, LLC
InventorsCarl M. Geisz, Rochelle M. Amann
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Abstract
A method for supplying insufflation fluid to a patient cavity includes positioning a secondary trocar at least partially within a primary trocar, the secondary trocar being configured to facilitate delivery of insufflation fluid to a patient cavity. The method further includes, upon positioning the secondary trocar at least partially within the primary trocar, coupling the secondary trocar to the primary trocar thereby forming a trocar assembly. The method further includes coupling the primary trocar to a surgical robot and delivering the insufflation fluid to the patient cavity using the trocar assembly.
Claims12
A system comprising:
- a primary trocar comprising a lip, a single lumen, and a docking mount, the docking mount being configured to engage with a robotic arm of a surgical robot;
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- a secondary trocar configured to be positioned at least partially within the primary trocar and being further configured to facilitate delivery of insufflation fluid to a patient cavity, the secondary trocar comprising:
- a trocar head comprising one or more latches configured to engage the lip of the primary trocar to facilitate coupling of the primary trocar and the secondary trocar;
- a double lumen comprising an outer lumen disposed about an inner lumen, the outer lumen comprising at least one sensor and one or more openings, the at least one sensor being configured to determine a pressure measurement indicative of a pressure of the patient cavity and the one or more openings configured to direct the insufflation fluid into the patient cavity;
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- one or more conditioning elements configured to heat and/or humidify the insufflation fluid;
- wherein, when the primary trocar and the secondary trocar are coupled:
- a fluid seal exists between the primary trocar and the secondary trocar, the fluid seal being provided at least partially by a gasket;
- the one or more openings in the outer lumen of the secondary trocar extend beyond the single lumen of the primary trocar;
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- the insufflation fluid is supplied based on the pressure measurement.
A system comprising:
- a primary trocar comprising a lip, a single lumen, and a docking mount, the docking mount projecting radially outward from a head of the primary trocar and being configured to engage with a robotic arm of a surgical robot;
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- a secondary trocar configured to be positioned at least partially within the primary trocar and being further configured to facilitate delivery of insufflation fluid to a patient cavity, the secondary trocar comprising:
- a trocar head;
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- a double lumen comprising an outer lumen disposed about an inner lumen, the outer lumen comprising one or more openings configured to direct the insufflation fluid into the patient cavity;
- wherein:
- the trocar head comprises one or more latches configured to engage the lip of the primary trocar to facilitate coupling of the primary trocar and the secondary trocar;
- and
- when the primary trocar and the secondary trocar are coupled:
- a fluid seal exists between the primary trocar and the secondary trocar;
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- the one or more openings in the outer lumen of the secondary trocar extend beyond the single lumen of the primary trocar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.