Patent ID: 11931067
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A tissue guard, comprising:
an elongated body including a proximal end and a distal end and defining a lumen through the elongated body;
a plurality of torsion springs, each torsion spring including a first leg and a second leg and a spring defined between the first and second legs, the first leg of each torsion spring operably engaged to the distal end of the elongated body; and
at least two petals extending from the distal end of the elongated body, each petal operably engaged to the second leg of at least one torsion spring of the plurality of torsion springs, wherein the petals are movable between a first, compressed configuration wherein the at least two petals are compressed relative to one another against the bias of the plurality of torsion springs to facilitate insertion of the tissue guard within an access device or natural body orifice and a second, expanded configuration to facilitate engagement of the at least two petals beneath the access device or within the natural body orifice to secure the tissue guard therein.