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Hand access laparoscopic device

  • US 8,647,265 B2
  • Filed: 01/14/2011
  • Issued: 02/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical access device adapted for disposition outside a body wall, the access device facilitating insertion of an instrument therethrough and maintenance of a sealing relationship with the instrument, comprising:

  • a cap ring defining a central opening;

    a gel pad coupled to the cap ring and sealing the central opening in the cap ring and forming an instrument seal in the presence of an instrument inserted therethrough and a zero seal in the absence of an instrument inserted therethrough, the gel pad including at least two regions of differing resiliency including a first region having a first resiliency and a second region having less resiliency than the first region;

    a first fabric coupled to the cap ring; and

    a second fabric coupled to the cap ring a distance from the first fabric, the space between the first fabric and the second fabric defining a cavity,wherein the gel pad is positioned within the cavity between the first and second fabric.

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