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US 12,575,857 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.
Claims20
A surgical system comprising:
- a trocar including a cannulated shaft, a port configured to extend outward from a body of the trocar, and a distal end configured to be advanced into a body of a patient;
- a trocar support having a gap dimensioned to allow the cannulated shaft of the trocar to pass therethrough, wherein the trocar support is configured to removably couple to the trocar in a coupled position;
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- an insufflation tubing configured to be coupled to the trocar support, wherein, when the trocar is in the coupled position with the trocar support, the insufflation tubing is in fluid communication with the port of the trocar via the trocar support to provide insufflation.
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A surgical system comprising:
- a trocar including a cannulated shaft, a distal end, and a port configured to extend outward from a body of the trocar;
- a trocar support having a gap dimensioned to allow the cannulated shaft of the trocar to pass therethrough, wherein the trocar support is configured to removably couple to the trocar in a coupled position, wherein the trocar support has a pathway configured for insufflation fluid to flow therethrough, wherein, when the trocar is in the coupled position with the trocar support, an insufflation tubing is in fluid communication with the port of the trocar via the trocar support to provide insufflation;
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- an arm of a robotic surgical system, wherein the arm is coupled to the trocar support, and wherein the robotic surgical system is configured to control a surgical tool releasably received in an opening of the trocar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.