Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for controlling surgical instruments using a surgical port assembly
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Application No.: US15520966Application Date: 2015-10-13
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Publication No.: US10251672B2Publication 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

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180021062A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS USING A SURGICAL PORT ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2018-01-25
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