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Universal port/seal device for ocular surgery

  • US 5,817,099 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1996
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An instrument port device for use in surgery comprising:

  • a housing having a distal end, a proximal end, and an internal longitudinally-extending passageway between said distal and proximal ends through which a surgical instrument may be inserted and withdrawn;

    at least two jaws mounted to said distal end of said housing, said jaws having interior surfaces and exterior surfaces and being mounted for reciprocal movement between a first open position in which said interior surfaces are spaced from one another and a second closed position in which at least a portion of said interior surfaces are engaged with one another; and

    sealing means for providing a fluid seal between said housing and a surgical instrument that is inserted into said passageway.

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