Patent ID: 9017252
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An access assembly for insertion through tissue, the access assembly comprising: a compressible port having a proximal end and a distal end, the compressible port having a longitudinal lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end and an upper rim at the proximal end; and a flexible cannula assembly mounted at only the proximal end of the compressible port, the flexible cannula assembly being configured to receive an instrument inserted therethrough in a sealing manner, wherein the flexible cannula assembly extends partially into the longitudinal lumen and a distal end of the flexible cannula assembly is longitudinally spaced from the distal end of the compressible port, wherein at least a portion of the flexible cannula assembly is overmolded to and extends over a periphery of the upper rim.