• Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for controlling surgical instruments using a surgical port assembly
  • Application No.: US15520966
    Application Date: 2015-10-13
  • Publication No.: US10251672B2
    Publication Date: 2019-04-09
  • Inventor: Dwight Meglan
  • Applicant: Covidien LP
  • Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
  • Assignee: Covidien LP
  • Current Assignee: Covidien LP
  • Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
  • International Application: PCT/US2015/055226 WO 20151013
  • International Announcement: WO2016/064617 WO 20160428
  • Main IPC: A61B17/34
  • IPC: A61B17/34 A61B90/00 A61B34/35 A61B17/00 A61B34/00 A61B1/05
Methods and apparatus for controlling surgical instruments using a surgical port assembly
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to surgical port assemblies including a plurality of inflatable members for applying a force to a portion of a shaft of a surgical instrument which is inserted through an interior space of the surgical port assembly, and to surgical systems including a surgical port assembly, an endoscopic camera, and a control mechanism for controlling inflation and deflation of the plurality of inflatable members of the surgical port assembly.
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