Trocar with lockable shield
First Claim
1. A shielded obturator comprising:
- (a) an obturator sheath having a distal end and a proximate end;
(b) a handle mounted to the proximate end of said obturator sheath;
(c) a pointed blade on the distal end of the obturator sheath said pointed blade having a sharpened point at a distal end and sharpened lateral portions;
(d) a shield slidably mounted to the obturator sheath and movable relative to the pointed blade between an extended protective position, a partially retracted semi-protective position covering the sharpened point of the pointed blade while leaving at least a portion of the sharpened lateral portions exposed for cutting tissue, and a retracted unprotected position; and
(e) a biasing means tending to bias the shield into the extended protective position.
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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. The shield locks in a partially retracted position whereby the point of the blade is covered, but sharp lateral portions are exposed.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A shielded obturator comprising:
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(a) an obturator sheath having a distal end and a proximate end; (b) a handle mounted to the proximate end of said obturator sheath; (c) a pointed blade on the distal end of the obturator sheath said pointed blade having a sharpened point at a distal end and sharpened lateral portions; (d) a shield slidably mounted to the obturator sheath and movable relative to the pointed blade between an extended protective position, a partially retracted semi-protective position covering the sharpened point of the pointed blade while leaving at least a portion of the sharpened lateral portions exposed for cutting tissue, and a retracted unprotected position; and (e) a biasing means tending to bias the shield into the extended protective position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A trocar comprising:
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(a) a cannula with a housing and a cannula tube, the canula tube having a lumen of sufficient diameter to receive an obturator sheath; (b) a shielded obturator having a handle, an obturator sheath interfitting in the lumen of the cannula tube and having a proximal end joined to said handle and also having a distal end to which a pointed blade is mounted the pointed blade including a sharpened point and sharpened lateral portions; (c) a shield slidably mounted interiorly of the obturator sheath and moveable relative to the pointed blade between an extended protective position, a partially extended semi-protective position, and a retracted unprotected position covering the point while leaving at least a portion of the sharpened lateral portions exposed for cutting tissue; and (d) a biasing means tending to bias the shield into the extended protective position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of using a trocar to penetrate a body wall comprising the steps of:
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i) providing a trocar having; (a) a cannula with a housing and a cannula tube containing a lumen of sufficient diameter to receive an obturator sheath; (b) a shielded obturator having a handle, an obturator sheath interfitting with the lumen of the cannula tube, said obturator sheath having a proximate end connected to said handle and a distal end, and a pointed blade with a sharpened tip mounted in the distal end of the obturator sheath; (c) a shield slidably mounted adjacent to the obturator sheath and moveable relative to the pointed blade between an extended position covering the pointed blade, a partially retracted semi-protective position at least partially covering the pointed blade, and a retracted position; (d) a biasing means tending to bias the shield into said extended position; (e) a latch means having at least two locked positions in which the shield is locked in either the extended position or the partially retracted semi-protective position, and having an actuated position which permits the shield to be forced into its retracted position; ii) actuating said latch means; iii) urging said cannula tube and pointed blade against the body wall to be penetrated, whereby said shield is pushed into said retracted position by the body wall to expose said pointed blade to penetrate the body wall and said latch means is biased to automatically resume a locking position upon return of the shield to either said partially retracted semi-protective position or said extended protective position; iv) urging said cannula tube and pointed blade against the body wall until the sharpened tip penetrates the body wall and the shield locks in the partially retracted semi-protective position; v) urging said cannula tube and pointed blade against the body wall until the pointed blade has completely penetrated the body wall and the shield locks in the extended protective position; vi) urging said cannula tube against the body wall until the lumen of the cannula tube communicates through the body wall.
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