Patent ID: 11957378
Assignee: NORTHGATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical access device for permitting access to a peritoneum, the surgical access device comprising:
a body having an instrument receiving region at a proximal end and
a cannula at a distal end, wherein a diameter of the body is greater at the instrument receiving region than at the cannula;
the body defining a central lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end;
an irradiation circuit mounted on the body, the irradiation circuit positioned to direct sterilization energy into the central lumen to sterilize gas passing through the central lumen; and
wherein the irradiation circuit comprises an ultraviolet light source, the irradiation circuit is positioned on an end of an opening in a wall of the body, and the opening in the wall extends substantially perpendicularly through the wall and into the central lumen to permit collimated ultraviolet light to illuminate an interior portion of the central lumen.