Introducer assembly with suspended seal
CA 2574276 C · Owner: Racenet, David C. · Inventors: Stellon, Gene A.; Racenet, David C.; Stearns, Ralph A.
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A surgical access apparatus includes an access member 200 dimensioned for insertion within tissue and having a longitudinal opening to permit introduction of a surgical object through the access member to perform a procedure on underlying tissue. A seal member 100 is mounted across the longitudinal opening of the access member 200 and has an internal portion defining an aperture 114 for forming a substantial seal about the surgical object 1000 introduced through the longitudinal opening of the access member 200. The seal member 100 includes a first seal portion extending from the internal portion and being mounted in suspended relation to the access member and a second seal portion …
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- Filed July 19, 2005 and granted March 19, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 19, 2025.
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