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US 2020/0318663 A1Published application
Trocar packaging clip
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsSamantha Smith, Krishnakumar Somasundaram, Rahul Shinde, Roshan Lohar, Richard C. Hart
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Abstract
A packaging device for a trocar assembly includes a trocar packaging clip having at least two holding structures configured to be detachably secured to the proximal portions of the trocar obturator and the cannula for retention of the trocar obturator and cannula relative to each other. The trocar packaging clip includes an anti-rotation structure configured to engage at least one of the trocar and the cannula to prevent relative rotation thereof
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(canceled)
A surgical kit comprising:
- a trocar obturator;
- a cannula having a stopcock lever;
- and
- a packaging clip including:
- a first retaining portion detachably securing the trocar obturator thereto, the first retaining portion defining a first axis;
- a second retaining portion detachably securing the cannula thereto, the second retaining portion defining a second axis parallel to the first axis;
- and
- a finger extending along a third axis parallel to the first and second axes, the finger defining a notch to receive a portion of the stopcock lever of the cannula to inhibit rotation of the stopcock lever about an axis orthogonal to the third axis.
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A surgical kit comprising:
- a trocar obturator defining a first longitudinal axis;
- a cannula having a stopcock lever, the cannula defining a second longitudinal axis;
- and
- a packaging clip including:
- a first retaining portion detachably securing the trocar obturator thereto;
- a second retaining portion detachably securing the cannula thereto;
- and
- a finger including a neck portion extending along a third longitudinal axis parallel to the second longitudinal axis of the cannula detachably secured to the second retaining portion, and an extension portion extending orthogonal to the neck portion, the finger configured to inhibit rotation of the stopcock lever about an axis orthogonal to the second longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.