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Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand

  • US 6,315,770 B1
  • Filed: 08/10/1999
  • Issued: 11/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Surgical apparatus for providing access to a body cavity of a patient through an incision, the apparatus comprising:

  • an elongate component defining a passageway for providing access to the body cavity through the incision;

    a member carried by the elongate component, the member having a surface configured to engage skin of the patient and the member defining a channel in the shape of a ring formed in the surface; and

    a fitting carried by the member, the fitting defining a passage in fluid communication with the channel.

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