In-dwelling port for access into a body
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1. An in-dwelling port for permitting access into a body, the port comprising:
- an external portion configured for placement outside of an incision, the external portion defining at least two proximal port openings;
a collapsible insertion portion attached to the external portion and repeatably adjustable relative to the external portion between a collapsed position and an extended position, the collapsible insertion portion defining at least two distal port openings; and
a collapsible partition attached to and extending along an interior of the collapsible insertion portion, the collapsible partition dividing the interior into at least two separate access paths, each of the at least two separate access paths originating at a respective one of the at least two proximal port openings and terminating at a respective one of the at least two distal port openings.
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Abstract
An in-dwelling port for providing repeated entry to a body during and/or after an operation is described. The port may include an external portion secured to a body outside an incision and a collapsible insertion portion that is inserted through the incision. The collapsible portion collapses when no instrument or lumen is present to permits the body to return to substantially a normal profile around the incision.
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1. An in-dwelling port for permitting access into a body, the port comprising:
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an external portion configured for placement outside of an incision, the external portion defining at least two proximal port openings; a collapsible insertion portion attached to the external portion and repeatably adjustable relative to the external portion between a collapsed position and an extended position, the collapsible insertion portion defining at least two distal port openings; and a collapsible partition attached to and extending along an interior of the collapsible insertion portion, the collapsible partition dividing the interior into at least two separate access paths, each of the at least two separate access paths originating at a respective one of the at least two proximal port openings and terminating at a respective one of the at least two distal port openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An in-dwelling port for permitting access into a body, the port comprising:
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an external portion configured for placement outside of an incision, the external portion defining at least two proximal port openings; a collapsible insertion portion attached to the external portion and repeatably adjustable relative to the external portion between a collapsed position and an extended position, the collapsible insertion portion defining at least two distal port openings; a collapsible partition attached to and extending along an interior of the collapsible insertion portion, the collapsible partition dividing the interior into at least two separate access paths, each of the at least two separate access paths originating at a respective one of the at least two proximal port openings and terminating at a respective one of the at least two distal port openings; and wherein at least one of the at least two proximal port openings has a greater diameter than a diameter of at least one of the at least two distal port openings. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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