Patent ID: 6569119
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A trocar system comprising:a cannula having an elongate cannula body, the cannula body including medial and distal portions thereof having a first diameter and a proximal portion thereof connected to the medial portion and having a second diameter, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter; a detachable cap attached to the proximal portion of the housing, said cap further including at least one valve therein; finger gripping means connected to and extending outwardly from the proximal portion of the cannula body for gripping the cannula with the fingers of a hand of a user, wherein said finger gripping means includes a pair of finger grips connected to outer surfaces of the proximal portion of the cannula body, each of the pair of finger grips comprising a finger support web to thereby define a pair of finger support webs, and wherein each of the pair of finger support webs is connected at a position substantially 180 degrees from the other of the pair; an auxiliary fluid port extending through a medial portion of at least one of the finger support webs; and a trocar having an elongate trocar body for extending through the cannula, the trocar also having a handle connected to the trocar body for gripping of and handling of the trocar by a hand of a user.