Device for anchoring a trocar
First Claim
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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Abstract
A device for anchoring a trocar is disclosed. The device may include a spacer and a device having a main body and a device sleeve. A device tip may be hingedly connected to a distal end of the device sleeve. The spacer and the device may be configured to be assembled together with a trocar and an obturator. The spacer may provide distance between the device tip and an open distal end of the trocar sleeve when the obturator, trocar, spacer, and device are assembled together. Once the assembled parts are inserted into a body cavity the obturator, trocar, and spacer may be removed. Inside the body cavity, the device sleeve may receive the trocar sleeve. As the trocar sleeve progresses through the device sleeve, the open distal end of the trocar sleeve may push the device tip from a first position to a second position, anchoring the device.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for anchoring a trocar within a body cavity, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for anchoring a trocar within a body cavity, comprising:
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a device main body having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, said device main body defining a main body aperture therethrough; a device sleeve defining a sleeve aperture in communication with said main body aperture, the sleeve aperture and the main body aperture both being configured to receive an obturator tube having a cone-shaped distal end, the device sleeve having its proximal end attached to and extending from the device main body bottom surface, and an open distal end; and a device tip hingedly connected to the distal end of said device sleeve and having a proximal end with a first lip configured to receive the obturator tip having a substantially conical tip within the first lip, wherein the proximal end of the device tip is configured to be retained within the sleeve aperture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device for anchoring a trocar within a body cavity, comprising:
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a device main body defining a main body aperture configured to receive a trocar sleeve; a device sleeve having an attachment end and an open free end and defining a sleeve aperture, said device sleeve attached to said device main body such that said main body aperture and sleeve aperture are in communication and configured together to receive a trocar sleeve; a device tip having a proximal end movably attached to the free end of said device sleeve such that the device tip is movable from a first position in which said device tip is aligned with respect to the longitudinal axis of said device sleeve, to a second position in which said device tip is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of said device sleeve, and wherein the proximal end of the device tip has an annular lip configured to be retained within the device sleeve aperture; and a hinge connecting said device tip to the open end of said device sleeve, the hinge providing pivotable movement between the first position and the second position. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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