Patent ID: 8961407
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical port for positioning within an opening in a patient formed via a surgical incision comprising: a body defining a proximal end and a distal end and composed at least in part of a first material, the body including: a membrane composed at least in part of a second different material and supported by the distal portion of the body and disposed at the distal end thereof, at least a portion of the membrane being flexible; and first and second cannulas extending distally from the membrane and being movable with respect to the body via movement of an instrument inserted therethrough, the surgical port configured such that the first and second cannulas extend distally from the membrane a distance sufficient such that, when operably disposed within tissue, the membrane and the first and second cannulas are disposed beneath the surgical incision in the opening in the patient, wherein the proximal portion of the body that defines the funnel shape includes a distal end having a diameter that is equal to or greater than a diameter defined by both the first cannula and the second cannula in combination, wherein the funnel shape is configured such that a first instrument can be inserted through the first cannula and a second instrument can be inserted concurrently through the second cannula, and wherein the tissue engaging portion, via the irregular shape, is configured to engage tissue adjacent to the opening in the patient.