Surgical access device including anchor with ratchet mechanism
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsKevin Desjardin, Astley C. Lobo, Douglas M. Pattison, Christopher A. Tokarz
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Abstract
A surgical access device including a cannula body and an anchor is disclosed. The cannula body includes a housing, and an elongated portion extending distally from the housing. The elongated portion defines a longitudinal axis and defines a channel extending therethrough. The anchor is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the elongated portion of the cannula body and is longitudinally translatable relative to the elongated portion. The anchor defines an aperture and includes a ratchet mechanism configured to selectively lock a size of the aperture.
Claims18
An anchor for use with a surgical access device, the anchor comprising:
- a clip defining an aperture;
- a locking mechanism disposed on the clip and configured for selectively locking a size of the aperture;
- a sleeve radially surrounding at least a portion of the clip;
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- at least one arm disposed on the clip, the at least one arm configured for tying down at least one suture.
An anchor for use with surgical access device, the anchor comprising:
- a clip defining an aperture and including a first arcuate section and a second arcuate section, the first arcuate section movable relative to the second arcuate section;
- a locking mechanism disposed in mechanical cooperation with the clip for selectively locking a size of the aperture;
- a sleeve radially surrounding at least a portion of the clip;
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- a plurality of arms disposed on the clip, each arm of the plurality of arms configured for tying down at least one suture of a plurality of sutures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.