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US 8,894,575 B2Granted
Single port device including selectively closeable openings
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJoshua Stopek
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Abstract
A surgical port includes a port body having a lumen extending therethrough and a plate having an opening. The port body may be made from foam. The port is configured such that rotation of the plate with respect to the port body aligns the opening and lumen defining a passage therethrough for the insertion of surgical instruments.
Claims9
A surgical access port comprising:
- a compliant port body having a proximal end, a distal end configured to be disposed within a body, and at least one lumen extending therethrough, the at least one lumen defining a longitudinal axis;
- a plate rotatably connected to the distal end of the port body, the plate defining an opening that is selectively alignable with the at least one lumen;
- and a rotation mechanism operatively associated with the plate and operable to rotate the plate relative to the compliant port body, wherein the rotation mechanism is operable from the proximal end of the compliant port body to rotate the plate relative to the compliant port body, wherein the rotation mechanism comprises a pin extending through the compliant port body and coupled to the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.