Branching multi-lumen tube set for laparoscopic surgical procedures involving smoke evacuation
AssigneeSurgiQuest, Inc.
InventorsDominick Mastri, Kenneth Blier
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Abstract
A multi-lumen tube set is disclosed for use during a laparoscopic surgical procedure performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, which includes at least a first lumen configured to extend between a first surgical access port accessing the patient's abdominal cavity and an external vacuum source, and a branching conduit communicating with the first lumen and configured for connection to a second surgical access port accessing the patient's abdominal cavity to facilitate smoke evacuation from the patient's abdominal cavity during a laparoscopic surgical procedure.
Claims20
A multi-lumen tube set for use during a laparoscopic surgical procedure performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, comprising:
- a) at least a first lumen configured to extend between a first surgical access port accessing the patient's abdominal cavity and an external vacuum source;
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- b) a branching conduit communicating with the first lumen and configured for connection to a second surgical access port accessing the patient's abdominal cavity to facilitate smoke evacuation from the patient's abdominal cavity during a laparoscopic surgical procedure.
A multi-lumen tube set for use during a laparoscopic surgical procedure performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, comprising:
- a) a first lumen for directing a flow of insufflation gas to an insufflation path of a first surgical access port accessing the patient's abdominal cavity, wherein the first surgical access port facilitates the introduction of instruments through an instrument path thereof;
- b) a second lumen for directing pressurized gas to a plenum chamber of the first surgical access port to produce a gaseous seal within the instrument path thereof;
- c) a third lumen for withdrawing spent gas delivered from the plenum chamber into the instrument path of the first surgical access port under vacuum;
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- d) a branching conduit in communication with the third lumen for connecting to a second surgical access port accessing the patient's abdominal cavity to facilitate smoke evacuation from the patient's abdominal cavity during a laparoscopic surgical procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.