Patent ID: 11925385
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical access assembly, comprising:
(a) a trocar including:
(i) a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a cannula lumen extending therebetween and defining a central axis,
(ii) a housing having a housing interior in communication with the cannula lumen,
(iii) a working channel extending between proximal and distal ends of the trocar, wherein the working channel is defined by the cannula lumen and the housing interior, wherein the working channel is configured to receive a surgical instrument therethrough,
(iv) an entrance port arranged on a first side portion of the trocar, wherein the entrance port opens to the working channel, and
(v) an exit port arranged distally of the entrance port on a second side portion of the trocar, wherein the exit port communicates with the entrance port to define a suture path extending through the trocar at an oblique angle relative to the central axis;

(b) a suture passer guide tube having a proximal tube portion and a distal tube portion angled relative to the proximal tube portion, wherein the suture passer guide tube is configured to be passed distally through the entrance port, across the working channel, and through the exit port such that a portion of the proximal tube portion resides within the working channel and an entirety of the distal tube portion resides externally of the working channel, wherein the suture passer guide tube is configured to guide a suture distally through the trocar and tissue adjacent to the cannula; and
(c) a suture passer device configured to pass through the suture passer guide tube and capture an end of a suture thread.