Patent ID: 11963696
Assignee: SCOPIX LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical port comprising a port head attached to a cannula having a lumen with a distal opening and a length wherein said cannula comprises a plurality of elastomeric bands positioned across said lumen, completely extending from one side of the lumen to an opposite side of the lumen, said plurality of elastomeric bands arranged in a manner selected from a grate pattern and a crossing pattern;
further wherein said elastomeric bands are arranged in layers to provide stepwise wiping of a surgical instrument, said elastomeric bands arranged along the length of said lumen;
further wherein said elastomeric bands are under tension extending along each band and all the way across said lumen;
further wherein said elastomeric bands are configured to be in continuous contact with an end face of the surgical instrument.