Patent ID: 11883066
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. An instrument access device comprising:
means for enclosing a cavity into which a plurality of cannulas extend;
a clamp for connecting the means for enclosing to a wound retractor; and
means for sealing each of the plurality of cannulas,
wherein each means for sealing is connected to the means for enclosing, and
wherein each means for sealing is configured to fix a position of an individual one of the plurality of cannulas relative to the means for enclosing, and
wherein on condition that the means for enclosing is pressurized with insufflation gas, the means for enclosing extends radially outward beyond an outward periphery of the clamp.