Laparoscopic port assembly
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1. A surgical port assembly comprising:
- a body attachable to a patient at an incision in a skin surface of the patient to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body having a main axis oriented substantially transversely to the patient'"'"'s skin surface upon disposition of said body in the incision;
a main first plate mounted to said body substantially transversely to said axis, said first plate having a first opening and a second opening;
a second plate rotatably disposed in said first opening for turning about an auxiliary axis substantially parallel to said main axis;
at least one first tubular member attached to said second plate and extending in at least one direction away from said second plate; and
a second tubular member attached to said first plate at said second opening extending in at least one direction away from said first plate.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a laparoscopic trocar assembly are disclosed. The port assemblies include inserted parts that protect the patient'"'"'s tissues at the point of deployment. The port assemblies include seals for maintaining pneumoperitoneum both when instrument are being used and when instruments are not inserted.
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47 Claims
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1. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a body attachable to a patient at an incision in a skin surface of the patient to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body having a main axis oriented substantially transversely to the patient'"'"'s skin surface upon disposition of said body in the incision; a main first plate mounted to said body substantially transversely to said axis, said first plate having a first opening and a second opening; a second plate rotatably disposed in said first opening for turning about an auxiliary axis substantially parallel to said main axis; at least one first tubular member attached to said second plate and extending in at least one direction away from said second plate; and a second tubular member attached to said first plate at said second opening extending in at least one direction away from said first plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a body attachable to a patient at an incision in a skin surface of the patient to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body having an outer side facing away from the patient and an inner side facing inwardly of or towards the patient'"'"'s skin surface during a surgical procedure; and at least one tubular member depending downwardly or inwardly from said body so that said tubular member is disposed only on said inner side of said body. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a body attachable to a patient at an incision in a skin surface of the patient to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body having an outer side facing away from the patient and an inner side facing inwardly of or towards the patient'"'"'s skin surface during a surgical procedure; and a funnel-shaped extension on said outer side of said body.
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25. An obturator for deployment of a surgical port assembly through a skin surface, comprising:
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a body member; locking formations on said body member releasably engageable with cooperating locking formations on the port assembly; at least two finger contact surfaces on said body member, said finger contact surfaces facing in substantially opposed directions, for enabling manual application of a torque to said body member; and at least one elongate rigid member extending away from said body member on a side thereof opposite said finger contact surfaces, for penetrating through a skin surface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a body member having a first opening and a separate second opening through which surgical instruments may pass; a cannula carrier disposed in said first opening, said cannula carrier being attached to a plurality of first tubular members each provided with at least one instrument seal; and at least one second tubular member attached to said body member at said second opening, said second tubular member being provided with a seal, said cannula carrier and said first tubular members being rotatably attached to said body member for turning about an axis substantially parallel to a main axis of said body member. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a body attachable to a patient at an incision in a skin surface of the patient to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body having an outer side facing away from the patient and an inner side facing inwardly of or towards the patient'"'"'s skin surface during a surgical procedure; and an at least partially flexible skirt member attached to said body on said inner side thereof. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A surgical port element comprising a skirt made at least partially of flexible material and means for attaching the skirt to a cannula or instrument holder in turn removably attachable to a patient at an opening in a skin surface, said skirt having a folded-in insertion configuration and an expanded use configuration.
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41. A surgical port component comprising:
- a body including a cylindrical portion formed by a plurality of cylindrical sections or flaps, said body further including a ring-shaped base member, said cylindrical sections or flaps being swingably coupled to said base member, said cylindrical sections or flaps being made of at least a substantially rigid material, base member being provided with at least one upwardly or proximally extending arcuate flange section receivable into a distal or lower end of a cylindrical body of a flexible-cannula port member.
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43. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a body member attachable to a patient at an incision in a skin surface of the patient to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body member having an outer side facing away from the patient and an inner side facing inwardly of or towards the patient'"'"'s skin surface during a surgical procedure; and a flexible scope arm connected to said body member and extending from an underside of said body member, said scope arm incorporating a digital camera at a distal end, said camera being maneuverable via cables in said scope arm, said scope arm being operatively connectable at a proximal end to an endoscope functional module enabling operation of said camera.
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44. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a downwardly tapering, substantially flexible, upper or proximal part; an upwardly tapering, substantially flexible lower or distal part connected to said upper or proximal part, said lower or distal part being extendable in between the ribs of a patient into a pleural space; a substantially rigid ring-like structure disposed proximate a junction between said upper or proximal part and said lower or distal part, said structure being locatable, during use of the port assembly, on top of a patient'"'"'s ribs; and a flexible membrane proximate said structure, said membrane having a plurality of openings for passage of the instruments.
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45. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a rigid mounting ring disposable on and releasably attachable a patient'"'"'s skin surface; a body member attachable to said ring to depend downwardly therefrom through an incision in the patient'"'"'s skin surface to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body member having an outer side facing away from the patient and an inner side facing inwardly of or towards the patient'"'"'s skin surface during a surgical procedure, said body member being rotatably attachable to said ring for turning about an axis oriented perpendicularly to a plane defined by said ring; and a cannula unit attachable to said body member and carrying a plurality of cannulas.
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46. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a body attachable to a patient at an incision in a skin surface of the patient to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body having an outer side facing away from the patient and an inner side facing inwardly of or towards the patient'"'"'s skin surface during a surgical procedure; and a cannula unit including an elastomeric dome-shaped base and a plurality of upwardly extending tubular members or cannulas.
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47. A surgical port assembly comprising:
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a body attachable to a patient at an incision in a skin surface of the patient to facilitate deployment of instruments in the patient via the incision, said body having an outer side facing away from the patient and an inner side facing inwardly of or towards the patient'"'"'s skin surface during a surgical procedure, said body having an outer surface disposable in contact with the patient; and at least one outwardly extending rib or thread on said outer surface.
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