Patent ID: 11918249
Assignee: AXCESS INSTRUMENTS IP HOLDING COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An access port for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, comprising:
a body defining an outer periphery and a central axis, and having opposed proximal and distal end portions, the body further having an elongated bore extending therethrough from the proximal end portion thereof to the distal end portion thereof for accommodating the introduction of one or more surgical instruments into a patient's abdominal cavity, the body including an anchoring region projecting radially outwardly from the distal end portion of the body for securing the access port with respect to an interior surface of the patient's abdominal wall, wherein the body further includes an access slot defined through the body, adjacent the elongated bore, for accommodating the introduction of another surgical instrument into the patient's abdominal cavity, wherein the access slot include an arcuate access portion formed in the proximal end portion of the body and a circular exit port portion formed in the distal end portion of the body, wherein the access slot tapers inward from the arcuate access portion and converges to form the circular exit port.