Patent ID: 9539027
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A trocar holder for holding multiple spaced-apart trocars comprising: an upper plate; a separate lower plate spaced from and disposed below the upper plate; and an outer wall connected between the upper plate and the lower plate, the outer wall defining a cavity, a flexible distal portion of which forms a portion of the surgical site, multiple spaced apart passageways independent of the outer wall and defined through the upper plate and the lower plate that are configured to enable multiple trocars to be disposed through the upper plate, and wherein at least one of the multiple trocars has a straight configuration, wherein the upper and lower plates are configured such that the multiple trocars can move in relation to the outer wall, and wherein the multiple trocars each have a proximal portion and a distal portion and wherein the proximal portion extends proximally of the upper plate.