Patent ID: 9579472
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A device for use in laparoscopic surgery adapted to form an incision in a body cavity and inflate the body cavity with gas passed through the incision, the device comprising: a tube having a hollow interior, a tube proximal end and a tube distal end, the tube distal end comprising a tip operable to form the incision; an elongated member extending through the tube from the tube proximal end to the tube distal end, the elongated member having a member proximal end and a member distal end, wherein the member distal end has a rounded tip; a needle hole formed through the elongated member adjacent the member end operable for carrying a suture through the incision; and a notch formed in the elongated member adjacent to the member distal end, the notch having tapered sides with a maximum width at an outer surface of the elongated member and a minimum width at an interior end, wherein the notch is adapted to capture a length of suture thread for withdrawal through the incision.