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

Claim 0:
1. 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; and
a seal extending circumferentially around the flow passage radially outward of the flow passage, wherein a first rim is defined in the housing about the proximal opening and a second rim axially spaced apart from the first rim is positioned within the flow passage, the second rim being defined about an intermediate opening of the flow passage, wherein a first rim is defined in the housing about the proximal opening and a second rim axially spaced apart from the first rim is positioned within the flow passage, the second rim being defined about an intermediate opening of the flow passage, wherein the distal side of the second rim is angled conically to converge in a proximal direction.