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Hand access laparoscopic device

  • US 9,017,254 B2
  • Filed: 01/07/2014
  • Issued: 04/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical access device adapted for disposition relative to an incision in a body wall, the access device facilitating insertion of an instrument therethrough and maintenance of a sealing relationship with the instrument, comprising:

  • a cap, the cap being substantially annular and having an opening therethrough;

    a gel pad coupled to the cap and adapted for insertion of the instrument therethrough, the gel pad covering and sealing the entire opening in the cap;

    a retainer, the retainer being substantially annular and adapted for placement against the body wall; and

    coupling means adapted for coupling the cap and the retainer together,wherein the retainer being configured to be coupled to a proximal portion of an elongate sleeve that is adapted to extend through the incision, and the retainer being adapted together with the elongate sleeve to retract the incision;

    wherein the gel pad has an outer surface, an inner surface and a plurality of regions having differing resiliency, each region of the plurality of regions having an top surface and each top surface of each region collectively forming the outer surface of the gel pad.

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