A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/34 (2006.01) A61B 17/02 (2006.01) A61B 17/29 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2695714
Methods and devices are provided for providing surgical access into a body cavity. In one embodiment, a surgical access device is provided that includes a housing coupled to a retractor. The housing can be have one or more sealing ports for receiving surgical instruments. Each sealing port can include one or more sealing elements therein for sealing the port and/or forming a seal around a surgical instrument disposed therethrough. Each sealing port can be in a fixed position relative to the housing and can be rotatable with the housing relative to the retractor. A plurality of safety shields can extend from the housing into the retractor to protect the retractor from instruments inserted through the sealing ports and into the retractor.
Gill Robert P.
Hess Christopher J.
Holcomb Matthew
Murray Michael A.
Weisenburgh William B. II
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Ogilvy Renault Llp/s.e.n.c.r.l.,s.r.l.
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