Patent ID: 7011314
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: A61B,F16J

Abstract:
1. A seal assembly for use with a trocar or like device structured to introduce a medical instrument into a body cavity, said seal assembly comprising: a) a seal housing including an interior chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port, b) said chamber comprising oppositely positioned inner surfaces each disposed contiguous to a different one of said inlet port and said outlet port and extending radially outward therefrom, c) a seal member including a channel extending therethrough, said seal member disposed within said interior chamber and further including a first outer surface and a second outer surface extending radially outward from said channel, d) said seal member dimensioned and structured for free, lateral movement within said chamber and disposable into and out of coaxial alignment between said channel and said inlet and outlet ports, e) said first and second outer surfaces disposed in movable, sealing engagement with correspondingly positioned ones of said inner surfaces during said lateral movement of said seal member within said interior chamber, and f) a sealing flange integrally and continuously formed about an outer periphery of said seal member, and extending angularly outwardly from a corresponding one of said first and second outer surfaces into movable, sealing engagement with correspondingly disposed ones of said inner surfaces of said chamber.