Patent ID: 11925385
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A surgical access assembly, comprising:
(a) a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a cannula lumen extending therebetween;
(b) a housing coupled to the proximal end of the cannula, wherein the housing includes a housing interior in communication with the cannula lumen;
(c) a working channel extending between proximal and distal ends of the surgical access assembly along a central axis thereof, wherein the working channel is defined by the cannula lumen and the housing interior, wherein the working channel is configured to receive a surgical instrument therethrough along the central axis;
(d) a guide tube extending slantwise relative to the working channel, wherein a portion of the guide tube is positioned on an external surface of the housing; and
(e) a suture passer tube sized and configured to pass through the guide tube at an oblique angle relative to the central axis, wherein the suture passer tube includes a straight first portion, a curved second portion extending distally from the straight first portion, and a straight third portion extending distally from the curved second portion at a predetermined angle relative to the straight first portion when fully seated within the surgical access assembly.