Surgical access device
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1. A surgical access device, comprising:
- a retractor having an opening extending therethrough for forming a pathway through tissue into a body cavity;
a housing coupled to the retractor by a rotatable connection, the housing defining a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, the housing having a plurality of rigid sealing ports in communication with the opening in the retractor, each sealing port having a sealing element therein and having a central axis that forms a non-adjustable, fixed angle with the longitudinal axis of the housing that is greater than zero.
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Abstract
Various devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted through a single surgical access device at variable angles of insertion, allowing for ease of manipulation within a patient'"'"'s body while maintaining insufflation. Safety shields and release mechanisms are also provided for use with various surgical access devices.
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32 Claims
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1. A surgical access device, comprising:
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a retractor having an opening extending therethrough for forming a pathway through tissue into a body cavity; a housing coupled to the retractor by a rotatable connection, the housing defining a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, the housing having a plurality of rigid sealing ports in communication with the opening in the retractor, each sealing port having a sealing element therein and having a central axis that forms a non-adjustable, fixed angle with the longitudinal axis of the housing that is greater than zero. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A surgical access device, comprising:
a housing having a plurality of rigid sealing ports, each sealing port having a distal end that terminates at a mating connection with the housing and each sealing port having a sealing elements extending across a lumen thereof for receiving a surgical instruments, the plurality of sealing ports having central axes extending therethrough that differ from one another and that are non-adjustable and fixed with respect to one another. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A surgical access device, comprising:
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a retractor having an opening extending therethrough; a rigid housing coupled to the retractor and having a plurality of sealing ports, the housing being freely rotatable relative to the retractor to allow positioning of surgical instruments through the sealing ports during use; and a rigid base ring disposed between the retractor and the housing and configured to allow rotation of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A surgical access device, comprising:
a rigid housing having a flexible cannula extending therefrom and configured for guiding a surgical instrument into a patient'"'"'s body and a sealing element having a flange rotatably disposed within a track in the housing and the sealing element having a seal disposed therein and configured to form a seal around a surgical instrument, the sealing element with the seal being rotatable relative to the housing to allow a surgical device inserted through the sealing element and the flexible cannula to rotate therein without causing the flexible cannula to rotate. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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