Multi-lumen access port
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsThomas Wingardner, III, Gene A. Stellon, Robert J. DeSantis
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Abstract
An access device includes a body, a first tube, a second tube, and a mechanism. The first and second tubes extend through the body. The mechanism operably couples the first and second tubes such that at least one tube is pivotable about an axis with respect to the other tube. The body may form a substantially fluid-tight seal at the incision. In another embodiment, the access device further includes a third tube extending through the body and the mechanism operably couples the tubes together such that at least two tubes are pivotable about the axis with respect to the remaining tube.
Claims19
An access device comprising:
- a body portion;
- a first tube extending through the body portion, the first tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough;
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- a second tube extending through the body portion, the second tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough, the first and second tubes being secured together adjacent the distal ends thereof to define a juncture, the juncture permitting relative movement between the first and second tubes to allow for selective orientation of the first and second tubes to facilitate performance of a surgical procedure with surgical instrumentation introduced through at least one of the first and second tubes, wherein the body includes a proximal surface and a distal surface, the juncture being positioned distally of the distal surface.
An access device comprising:
- a body portion having proximal and distal surfaces;
- a first tube having proximal and distal ends, and extending through the body portion;
- a second tube having proximal and distal ends, and extending through the body portion;
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- a juncture operably coupling the first and second tubes together such that relative longitudinal movement between the first and second tubes is substantially inhibited, the juncture being positioned distally of the distal surface of the body portion.
A method of assembling a surgical access system comprising:
- inserting a first tube into a body with proximal and distal surfaces that is configured and dimensioned for positioning within an opening in tissue;
- inserting a second tube into the body;
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- securing the first and second tubes together at a juncture positioned distally of the distal surface of the body such that relative longitudinal movement between the first and second tubes is substantially inhibited.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.