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Device for anchoring a trocar

  • US 8,628,468 B2
  • Filed: 06/24/2011
  • Issued: 01/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for anchoring a trocar within a body cavity, comprising:

  • a device main body defining a device aperture therethrough;

    a device sleeve extending from the device main body, the device sleeve having a proximal end and an open distal end and defining a sleeve aperture in communication with said device aperture;

    a device tip having a proximal end configured to be retained within the sleeve aperture at the open distal end of the device sleeve and a distal end opposite the proximal end; and

    the device tip being hingedly connected to the open distal end of the device sleeve such that the device tip may be moved from a first position in which the distal end of the device tip is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the device sleeve, to a second position in which the distal end of the device tip is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the device sleeve.

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