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Surgical access apparatus and method

  • US 20040143158A1
  • Filed: 01/17/2003
  • Published: 07/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A laparoscopic insufflation needle adapted for movement across an abdominal wall of a patient to insufflate an abdominal region of the patient, the insufflation needle comprising:

  • an elongate tube having an inflation channel extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the elongate tube being adapted at the proximal end for connection to a source of fluid under pressure, and being adapted at the distal end to expel the fluid under pressure to insufflate the abdominal region of the patient; and

    an optical element disposed at the distal end of the elongate tube to facilitate visualization of the abdominal wall and the abdominal region of the patient.

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