Insertion and access device for surgical system
AssigneeVirtual Incision Corporation
InventorsMark Reichenbach, Shane Farritor, David Matsuura, Jacob A. Moebius, Nelson M. Siu
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and/or methods relating to surgical procedures, and more specifically for providing access to an insufflated cavity of a patient and/or positioning surgical systems or devices into the cavity during surgical procedures. Access and insertion devices configured to couple with sealing devices, such as sealable sleeve devices and wound retractor devices. Access and insertion devices configured to provide fluidic sealing about a portion of a surgical device during surgical procedures.
Claims25
A surgical insertion device comprising:
- (a) a flexible canister defining a canister lumen, the flexible canister sized to receive a surgical device in the canister lumen;
- (b) a top cap coupled to a proximal end of the flexible canister, the top cap comprising a top cap housing and a top cap lumen defined in the top cap housing, wherein the at least one top cap lumen is configured to receive a portion of the surgical device slidably disposed therethrough;
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- (c) an incision port coupled to a distal end of the flexible canister, the incision port comprising at least one downwardly extending ledge, the at least one downwardly extending ledge configured to facilitate coupling an upper ring portion of a fluidic sealing component to the incision port, the fluidic sealing component configured to provide a fluidic seal at the incision port.
A surgical insertion device comprising:
- (a) a flexible canister defining a canister lumen, the flexible canister sized to receive a surgical device in the canister lumen;
- (b) a top cap coupled to a proximal end of the flexible canister, the top cap comprising a top cap housing and a top cap lumen defined in the top cap housing, wherein the at least one top cap lumen is configured to receive a portion of the surgical device slidably disposed therethrough;
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- (c) an incision port coupled to a distal end of the flexible canister, the incision port comprising an iris sealing mechanism disposed therein, the iris sealing mechanism configured to selectively open and close access through a lumen of the incision port upon relative rotation of an upper iris component and a lower iris component.
An introducer system for a surgical insertion device, the introducer system comprising:
- a pair of downwardly extending introducer legs;
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- an operable mechanism to hold the introducer legs apart following insertion of the introducer legs into a top cap opening formed in a top cap seal portion of a surgical insertion device,
- wherein the downwardly extending introducer legs are configured to be removed from the top cap opening following positioning of a surgical instrument therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.