Patent ID: 11904087
Assignee: CONMED CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A trocar assembly comprising:
a trocar including an elongated tubular member extending between a distal end configured to be inserted into a surgical site and a proximal portion including a trocar housing configured for introduction of surgical instruments into the tubular member, wherein the trocar housing includes at least one latch receptacle; and
a cap including:
a housing of the cap attached to the proximal portion of a trocar, wherein the housing of the cap includes a flow passage therethrough from a distal end of the housing of the cap to a proximal opening of the housing of the cap;
a filter medium within the housing of the cap spanning the flow passage for filtration of flow through the flow passage; and
a seal extending circumferentially around the flow passage radially outward of the flow passage.