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US 8,226,553 B2Granted
Access device with insert
AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Christopher W. Widenhouse
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Abstract
Various devices and methods are provided with respect to inserting multiple surgical instruments through a single surgical access device. A medical device including a flexible tissue retractor and a releasable insert having multiple instrument openings is disclosed. The insert can be in the form of an insert assembly including multiple components. A method of using the insert is also described.
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- a tissue retractor comprising a flexible member having an outer surface for engaging a body incision and an inner surface defining a passageway;
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- an insert releasably supported within the passageway defined by the flexible member, wherein the insert comprises at least one instrument opening, the insert comprising an insert assembly having an outer portion and an inner portion wherein the inner portion is rotatable with respect to the outer portion.
A medical device comprising:
- a flexible tissue retractor having an outer surface for engaging a body incision and an inner surface for defining a body access passageway;
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- an insert adapted to be inserted within the flexible tissue retractor, the insert comprising:
- an outer sleeve sized and shaped to engage and deform a portion of the inner surface of the flexible tissue retractor;
- a housing disposed at least partially within the outer sleeve, the housing having an upper surface comprising a plurality of instrument openings, the housing being rotatable with respect to the outer sleeve;
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- at least one seal associated with each instrument opening.
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A medical device comprising:
- a flexible tissue retractor having a first end, a second end, and a flexible member extending intermediate the first and second ends;
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- an insert comprising (i) an outer portion and (ii) an inner portion having a plurality of instrument openings, wherein the inner portion is rotatable with respect to the outer portion, the insert adapted to be releasably inserted within the flexible member intermediate the first and second ends of the retractor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.