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Gel based laparoscopic trocar

  • US 20060129165A1
  • Filed: 11/18/2005
  • Published: 06/15/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A gel based laparoscopic trocar comprising:

  • a shaft having an upper portion and a lower portion, said shaft having an interior dimension;

    a rigid gel casing surrounding said upper portion of said shaft;

    at least two resilient gel filled membranes filling said interior dimension of said upper portion of said shaft;

    a plurality of petals surrounding the external portion of said lower portion of said shaft, said petals having a first condition in which said petals are elongated along the length of said shaft and a second condition in which portions of said petals are permitted to curl upward and away from said shaft; and

    , a release mechanism associated with said petals, said release mechanism adapted to permit said petals to move from said first condition to said second condition upon actuation.

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