Patent ID: 8257254
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A trocar unit comprising: a flexible lateral wall defining a cavity, a distal portion of which forms a surgical site, the cavity having a proximal end and an open distal end; a flexible first plate configured to connect to a proximal portion of the flexible lateral wall; a second plate configured to connect to a portion of the flexible lateral wall disposed distally with respect to the flexible first plate; a plurality of independent portals extending through said plates, at least one of said independent portals extending through said plates in a direction transverse to said plates, said portals being configured and dimensioned for simultaneous accommodation of surgical instrumentation; and sealing structure for sealing the plates wherein a portion of the flexible lateral wall is configured to seal the trocar unit within a surgical incision at the surgical site such that said flexible first plate is positioned above the surgical incision.