Introducer assembly with suspended seal

Details Introducer assembly with suspended seal Introducer assembly with suspended seal

2005-07-19

2008-12-30

Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

C604S167010, C604S167030, C604S244000, C604S513000, C604S256000, C604S272000

Reexamination Certificate

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07470255

ABSTRACT:
A surgical access apparatus includes an access member dimensioned for insertion within tissue and having a longitudinal opening to permit introduction of a surgical object through the access member to perform a procedure on underlying tissue. A seal member is mounted across the longitudinal opening of the access member and has an internal portion defining an aperture for forming a substantial seal about the surgical object introduced through the longitudinal opening of the access member. The seal member includes a first seal portion extending from the internal portion and being mounted in suspended relation to the access member, and a second seal portion extending from the internal portion and disposed radially outward of the first seal portion, and being attached to the access member.

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