Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Koharski, Christopher D (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C604S167060
Reexamination Certificate
active
08002750
ABSTRACT:
A surgical access assembly including a housing, an elongate access member extending from the housing, an instrument seal disposed within the housing and a zero closure valve mounted relative to the housing. The closure valve includes a valve periphery and first and second lips depending from the valve periphery. Each lip includes a lip edge surface in juxtaposed relation to define a slit when the valve is in a closed position thereof. Each lip has a general arcuate internal lip surface leading to the lip edge surface to define a sloping configuration dimensioned to facilitate passage of a surgical instrument through the valve. Each of the lips includes a support rib depending from the internal lip surface, the support ribs defining a gap therebetween to be in spaced relation when the valve is in the closed position and being positioned to contact the surgical instrument during insertion through the lips.
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European Search Report for corresponding EP 08251870 date of mailing is Sep. 22, 2008 (3 pages).
Koharski Christopher D
Tyco Healthcare Group LP
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