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Access assembly including inflatable seal member

  • US 8,696,557 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2011
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An access assembly for insertion through tissue, the access assembly comprising:

  • a flexible outer sleeve having an upper rim formed on a proximal end, a lower rim formed on a distal end and defining a longitudinal opening extending therebetween; and

    an inflatable member secured within the longitudinal opening of the outer sleeve, the inflatable member including at least three inflatable lobes secured to one another at a common point prior to inflation of the inflatable lobes, adjacent lobes having sidewalls and defining a shared longitudinal slot configured to selectively receive at least one surgical device in a sealing manner, the adjacent lobes being expandable toward each other such that the sidewalls are engageable with one another.

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