Surgical sealing element holder for holding a surgical sealing element and surgical sealing system
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorsTom Schweitzer, Rupert Mayenberger
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Abstract
In order to improve a surgical sealing element holder for holding a surgical sealing element of a surgical sealing system comprising a trocar with a trocar sleeve, the sealing element having an insertion opening which can be widened, such that a sealing element of the sealing system can be replaced in a simple and reliable manner and it is ensured that sealing in relation to a channel of the trocar sleeve is perfect at all times it is suggested that a holder sealing element be provided for sealing the sealing element holder with respect to an inner wall surface of the trocar sleeve. In addition, an improved surgical sealing system is provided.
Claims19
Surgical sealing system, comprising:
- a trocar with a trocar sleeve,
- a surgical sealing element having an insertion opening adapted to be widened, and
- a surgical sealing element holder for holding the surgical sealing element,
- the surgical sealing element holder having a resilient holder sealing element for sealing the surgical sealing element holder with respect to an inner sealing surface of the trocar sleeve, the holder sealing element being adapted to be pressed against the inner sealing surface of the trocar sleeve with a pretensioning force,
- wherein the holder sealing element is designed in one piece with the surgical sealing element holder.
Surgical sealing element holder for holding a surgical sealing element of a surgical sealing system comprising a trocar with a trocar sleeve, said sealing element having an insertion opening adapted to be widened, the surgical sealing element holder comprising:
- a holder sealing element for sealing the surgical sealing element holder with respect to an inner sealing surface of the trocar sleeve,
- wherein the holder sealing element is designed in one piece with the surgical sealing element holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.