Patent ID: 11904087
Assignee: CONMED CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A cap for a trocar assembly comprising:
a housing configured to be removably attached to a proximal portion of a trocar, wherein the housing includes a flow passage therethrough from a distal end of the housing to a proximal opening of the housing;
a filter medium within the housing spanning the flow passage for filtration of flow through the flow passage, wherein the distal end of the housing includes a passive opening connected to a first end of a tube, wherein a second end of the tube is connected to an access port fitting configured to engage to the proximal portion of the trocar for passive fluid communication through the flow passage, tube, access port fitting, and trocar wherein the access port fitting defines a first opening therethrough generally aligned for passage of a surgical instrument therethrough and into a main lumen of the trocar, and a second opening lateral relative to the first opening, wherein the tube connects to the access port fitting at the second opening.