Patent ID: 8292853
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical access device, comprising: an elongate tubular member having an outer surface, an inner surface, a working channel, and an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end; a septum seal integrally formed at the distal end of the tubular member, the septum seal comprising an elastomeric sheet having a frusto-conical shape and an orifice through the elastomeric sheet, the orifice configured to receive an instrument, and the frusto-conical shape extending from the inner surface of the tubular member radially inward to the orifice; and a zero seal disposed at the distal end of the tubular member and distal to the septum seal, the zero seal being sized and configured to seal when no instrument is in place within the working channel of the tubular member, and the zero seal being coupled to the septum seal.