Articulating surgical portal apparatus with spring
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorMichael J. Bettuchi
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Abstract
A surgical portal apparatus is provided which includes a housing and a portal member. The portal member is connected to the housing which extends therefrom. The portal member has a longitudinal axis which includes a longitudinal passageway for permitting a surgical object to pass therethrough. A seal mount is mounted to the housing and has an internal seal adapted to establish a substantial sealed relation with the surgical object, the seal mount adapted to articulate relative to the housing between a first position relative to the housing and at least one second position relative to the housing, the seal mount being normally biased toward the first position.
Claims8
A surgical portal apparatus, which comprises:
- a housing, wherein the housing defines an outer arcuate surface;
- a portal member connected to the housing and extending therefrom, the portal member defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passageway for permitting passage of a surgical object;
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- a seal mount mounted to the housing and having an internal seal adapted to establish a substantial sealed relation with the surgical object, wherein the seal mount includes an articulating segment defining an arcuate surface, the seal mount adapted to articulate relative to the housing between a first position and at least one second position, the seal mount being normally biased toward the first position, and wherein the outer arcuate surface of the housing cooperates with the arcuate surface of the seal mount during offset manipulation of the surgical object
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.