Patent ID: 7927272
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscopic port assembly comprising: an endoscopic port including a lumen, a portion of the lumen including a tubular wall; a trocar sized to be insertable into the lumen, wherein the trocar includes a shaft, there being a gap between the shaft and the tubular wall when the trocar is inserted into the lumen; and an imaging device movably mounted to the tubular wall of the portion of the lumen, wherein the gap is sized to receive at least a portion of the imaging device, the trocar including a distal tip region connected to the shaft, the distal tip region being wider than the shaft such that, when the trocar is removed from the port, the distal tip region pushes the portion of the imaging device disposed within the gap such that the imaging device moves in a radially outward direction from the tubular wall.