Modular, assembled surgical instrument

A surgical device comprising:

• a cannula;
• and
• a configurable guide insert coupled to the cannula, the configurable guide insert having a combination track including:
• a circular opening configured to receive a first surgical implement, and
• a slot opening configured to receive a second surgical implement,
• each of the circular opening and the slot opening extending through the configurable guide insert;
• and
• a set of markings on the configurable guide insert;
• wherein the configurable guide insert may be positioned in a configurable orientation comprising a right orientation for a surgical procedure in a right side of a patient or a left orientation for the surgical procedure in a left side of the patient;
• wherein the set of markings indicates whether the configurable guide insert is positioned in the right orientation or in the left orientation, and
• wherein the configurable guide insert is configured for rotation of 180 degrees about an axis defined in relation to the cannula when positioning the configurable guide insert relative to the cannula from the right orientation to the left orientation or from the left orientation to the right orientation.

A method of performing a surgical procedure, comprising:

• providing a cannula, the cannula including a base member and a configurable guide insert coupled to the base member;
• providing a removable obturator configured to slidably insert within the cannula through the configurable guide insert and base member;
• wherein the configurable guide insert includes a marking to indicate whether the configurable guide insert is positioned in a right orientation or in a left orientation, and
• wherein the comprising configurable guide insert defines a combination track, the combination track further comprising:
• a circular opening extending through the configurable guide insert and into a bore within the cannula formed by a sidewall of the cannula;
• and
• a slot opening extending through the configurable guide insert and into an action area outside of the bore and radially between axially-extending edges of the sidewall;
• determining whether the configurable guide insert will be positioned in the right orientation for a surgical procedure in a right side of a patient or in the left orientation for the surgical procedure in a left side of the patient;
• wherein the configurable guide insert is configured for rotation of 180 degrees about an axis defined in relation to the cannula when positioning the configurable guide insert on the base member in the right orientation or in the left orientation;
• rotating the configurable guide insert within the base member in either the right orientation for the surgical procedure in the right side of the patient or in the left orientation for the surgical procedure in the left side of the patient;
• inserting the obturator into the bore through the circular opening of the combination track and sliding the obturator toward a distal end of the cannula;
• inserting the cannula into an incision in either the left side of the patient or the right side of the patient;
• removing the obturator from the cannula while leaving the cannula in place within the incision in either the left side of the patient or the right side of the patient;
• inserting a camera device into the bore through the circular opening of the combination track and sliding the camera device toward the distal end of the cannula;
• providing an image of a target tissue via the camera device;
• inserting a tissue manipulation device through the slot opening of the combination track and sliding the tissue manipulation device toward the distal end of the cannula and into the action area;
• and
• manipulating the target tissue via the tissue manipulation device.