Universal height foam port
First Claim
1. A surgical apparatus for positioning within a tissue tract accessing an underlying body cavity comprising:
- a seal anchor member defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of ports extending along the longitudinal axis, each port of the plurality of ports configured to receive a surgical instrument therethrough, the seal anchor member including an inner portion and a folded portion folded over the inner portion, the inner portion and the folded portion defining a slot extending along the longitudinal axis of the seal anchor member, wherein the folded portion is movable over the inner portion along the longitudinal axis to selectively transition the seal anchor member to one of a plurality of states, each state corresponding to a different length of the seal anchor member.
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Abstract
A surgical apparatus for positioning within a tissue tract accessing an underlying body cavity is adapted to tissues having different thicknesses. The surgical apparatus is configured to have different lengths. In one embodiment, the surgical includes a seal anchor member having two ends, and one of which is adapted to fold resulting in a plurality of folded states. Each folded state corresponds to a different length of the seal anchor member. The seal anchor member includes a slot to facilitate transition within the plurality of folded states. The seal anchor member further includes an aperture and a pin configured to further facilitate transition within the plurality of folded states.
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17 Claims
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1. A surgical apparatus for positioning within a tissue tract accessing an underlying body cavity comprising:
a seal anchor member defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of ports extending along the longitudinal axis, each port of the plurality of ports configured to receive a surgical instrument therethrough, the seal anchor member including an inner portion and a folded portion folded over the inner portion, the inner portion and the folded portion defining a slot extending along the longitudinal axis of the seal anchor member, wherein the folded portion is movable over the inner portion along the longitudinal axis to selectively transition the seal anchor member to one of a plurality of states, each state corresponding to a different length of the seal anchor member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A surgical apparatus for positioning within a tissue tract accessing an underlying body cavity, comprising:
a seal anchor member defining a central longitudinal axis, the seal anchor member including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion defining a hollow portion and the second portion defining a plurality of lumens configured for receipt of a surgical object and a first slit defined between at least a pair of lumens of the plurality of lumens, the first slit diametrically extending between peripheral portions of the second portion, the entire first slit defining a plane and extending along a length of the second portion of the seal anchor member. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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