Patent ID: 8267898
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A seal assembly of a surgical cannula facilitating access to body tissue, the cannula defining a longitudinal axis, the seal assembly comprising: a housing; a first member operatively connected to the housing, and including a resilient material positioned generally transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the cannula, the first member including a proximal face and a distal face, the first member defining a first aperture extending therethrough and being adapted to expand from a first open condition to an expanded second open condition upon insertion of a surgical object; a first fabric material positioned adjacent to the distal face of the first member; a second fabric material positioned adjacent to the proximal face of the first member; and a second member operatively connected to the housing, the second member forming a seal defining a second aperture extending therethrough.