Patent ID: 7056329
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A laparoscopic direct vision dissecting port comprising: an elongate tubular housing having proximal and distal ends, said distal end being formed from a non-opaque material and operative to be inserted within an incision on a patient, said housing further being operative to receive and securably hold a laparoscope within the lumen thereof and orient the laparoscope to view through the distal end of said housing; a plurality of flap members formed upon the distal end of said housing, said flap members being operatively transitional between: a first closed position wherein said flaps collectively define a generally conical configuration; an operative configuration wherein said flap members extend radially outward about said distal end of said housing; wherein said flap members include a wire reinforcement formed therein for imparting structural rigidity thereto; and a handle mechanism formed upon said proximal end of said housing operative to selectively cause said flap members to selectively transition between said closed and operative configurations.