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US 2008/0177239 A1Published application
Trocar cannula system
OwnerYong Li, Christopher L. McCollaminventors
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Abstract
A trocar cannula system that exhibits improved retention of the microsurgical instrument within the trocar cannula.
Claims8
A trocar cannula system, comprising:
- a trocar cannula having a hub and a tubing coupled to said hub, said tubing having an internal surface with a protrusion disposed thereon;
- a microsurgical instrument partially disposed within said tubing, said instrument having an external surface with a well disposed thereon for mating with said protrusion;
- wherein said mating of said protrusion and said well place said instrument in three point bending to removably secure said instrument within said trocar cannula and to insure that said instrument can be removed from said trocar cannula with a predetermined amount of force.
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