Trocar
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1. A cannula comprising:
- (a) a cannula tube with an outer surface and an interior lumen, and having a distal end and a proximate end, said proximate end forming a cannula handle;
(b) a gland retainer fitted adjacent to the proximate end of said cannula tube and substantially within the cannula handle, said gland retainer having a distal end and a proximate end;
(c) a flapper valve mounted on said gland retainer distal end, wherein the flapper valve comprises an outer casing, a hinge, and a flapper and wherein at least the outer casing and the hinge of said flapper valve are integrally fabricated from an elastomeric material; and
(d) a cap releasably fastened to the cannula handle thereby confining said gland retainer.
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Abstract
A trocar is formed from a cannula and an interfitting obturator for penetrating body cavity walls in laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The obturator is provided with an improved piercing tip having a pointed blade and an improved double locking blunt nosed shield design. Hydrophilic coatings or components are also employed on the shield and cannula to facilitate quicker shield action covering the pointed blade and ease of entry of the cannula tube through the body cavity wall. The cannula also has an improved inexpensive flexible flapper valve and can be manufactured with a reusable cannula tube but disposable flapper valve assembly to minimize cost.
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1. A cannula comprising:
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(a) a cannula tube with an outer surface and an interior lumen, and having a distal end and a proximate end, said proximate end forming a cannula handle; (b) a gland retainer fitted adjacent to the proximate end of said cannula tube and substantially within the cannula handle, said gland retainer having a distal end and a proximate end; (c) a flapper valve mounted on said gland retainer distal end, wherein the flapper valve comprises an outer casing, a hinge, and a flapper and wherein at least the outer casing and the hinge of said flapper valve are integrally fabricated from an elastomeric material; and (d) a cap releasably fastened to the cannula handle thereby confining said gland retainer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A cannula comprising:
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(a) a cannula tube with an outer surface and an interior lumen, and having a distal end and a proximate end; (b) a gland retainer fitted partially within the proximate end of said cannula tube, said gland retainer having a distal end and a proximate end; (c) a flapper valve mounted on said gland retainer distal end, said flapper valve comprising an outer casing, a hinge and a flapper and wherein at least the outer casing and the hinge of said flapper valve are integrally fabricated from an elastomeric material; and (d) a cap releasably fastened to the proximate end of the gland retainer. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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