Patent ID: 8932213
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A surgical device comprising: a compressible housing defining a longitudinal axis, the compressible housing having arcuate leading and trailing ends; the compressible housing defining a plurality of lumens extending between the leading and trailing ends, each lumen defining an axis, wherein at least a portion of each lumen is adapted to expand to accommodate an instrument in a substantially sealed manner, and wherein, in an at-rest condition, the axis of a first and the axis of a second lumen are nonparallel with respect to each other and with respect to the longitudinal axis of the compressible housing and a third lumen is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the compressible housing; the compressible housing comprising a leading structure defined in at least one of the leading and trailing ends of the compressible housing, the leading structure extending linearly outward from at least one of proximal and distal ends of two of the plurality of lumens, the leading structure configured to lead an instrument into one of the two of the plurality of lumens, wherein the leading structure extends outward from the two of the plurality of lumens.