SEAL ANCHOR WITH NON-PARALLEL LUMENS
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1. A seal anchor member, comprising:
- a housing, the housing including a leading end and a trailing end, the housing defining a longitudinal axis; and
one or more lumens extending through the leading and trailing ends, the one or more lumens each being adapted for substantially sealed reception of an instrument therein, the one or more lumens defining an axis that is non-parallel with respect to the longitudinal axis of the housing in the absence of a force applied to the housing.
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Abstract
A seal anchor member defines a housing defining a longitudinal axis, the housing having leading and trailing ends, and including a plurality of lumens extending between the leading and trailing ends, each lumen being adapted for substantially sealed reception of an object therein and defining a longitudinal axis, wherein at least two of the lumens define longitudinal axes that are non-parallel to facilitate angled, at-rest placement of multiple instruments within the seal anchor member.
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1. A seal anchor member, comprising:
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a housing, the housing including a leading end and a trailing end, the housing defining a longitudinal axis; and one or more lumens extending through the leading and trailing ends, the one or more lumens each being adapted for substantially sealed reception of an instrument therein, the one or more lumens defining an axis that is non-parallel with respect to the longitudinal axis of the housing in the absence of a force applied to the housing.
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2. A seal anchor member, comprising:
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a housing, the housing including leading and trailing ends; and a plurality of lumens extending through the leading and trailing ends, each lumen being adapted for substantially sealed reception of an instrument therein, and defining an axis, wherein, in the absence of a force applied to the housing, at least two of the lumens define axes that are intersecting relative to each other when the housing is viewed in a side cross-sectional view.
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3. A seal anchor member, comprising:
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a housing, the housing including leading and trailing ends, the housing defining a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of lumens extending through the leading and trailing ends, each lumen being adapted for substantially sealed reception of an instrument therein, wherein at least two of the lumens are straight and non-parallel relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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