Laparoscopic porting
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas
InventorsHarold V. Gaskill, III, Harold V. Gaskill, IV
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Abstract
A retaining collar for laparoscopic surgery includes a compressible and elastic body that has an inner periphery and an outer periphery where the inner periphery forms a conduit for receiving and securing a tubular device. The retaining collar also includes a rigid portion attached to the compressible and elastic body. The rigid portion has an inner periphery, an outer periphery and a cam lock where the inner periphery forms an aperture that aligns with the conduit and the cam lock receives and retains a suture.
Claims11
A retaining collar for laparoscopic surgery, comprising:
- a compressible and elastic body having an inner periphery and an outer periphery, the inner periphery forming a conduit for receiving and securing a tubular device;
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- a rigid portion attached to the compressible and elastic body, the rigid portion having an inner periphery, an outer periphery and a cam lock;
- the inner periphery forming an aperture, the aperture aligning with the conduit, the outer periphery having a slot for receiving a suture, the cam lock receiving and retaining the suture;
- wherein the outer periphery of the compressible and elastic body has a slit for receiving the suture.
A method of performing laparoscopic surgery, comprising:
- inserting a tubular device through a collar, the collar includes;
- a compressible and elastic body having an inner periphery and an outer periphery, the inner periphery forming a conduit for receiving and securing the tubular device;
- and
- a rigid portion attached to the compressible and elastic body, the rigid portion having an inner periphery, an outer periphery and a cam lock;
- the inner periphery forming an aperture, the aperture aligning with the conduit;
- pulling a suture through the cam lock;
- retaining the suture using the cam lock;
- pulling the suture through a slit formed on the outer periphery of the compressible and elastic body;
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- pulling the suture through a slot of the outer periphery of the rigid portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.