Patent ID: 11864793
Assignee: NICO CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical access system, comprising:
an outer sheath defined by an open distal end and an open proximal end with a hollow body portion extending therebetween that defines a working channel; an imaging system; and
a holding arrangement positioned between the outer sheath and the imaging system and aligning the imaging system with the working channel of the outer sheath and maintaining a fixed distance between the imaging system and the outer sheath,
wherein the holding arrangement is defined by first and second ends, and wherein the first end has an attachment harness connected thereto, and wherein the second end has an outer sheath attachment disposed on a second end thereof,
wherein the holding arrangement is defined by a pair of alignment members arranged in an arc-shaped configuration between the first and second ends.