Patent ID: 6537290
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A system for providing sealed access to a viscus or hollow body, comprising:a tissue stabilizer having a lumen formed therein, said tissue stabilizer attachable to a viscus or hollow body; a needle guide attachable to said tissue stabilizer, said needle guide having a receiving aperture formed therein; a puncture device capable of forming a puncture hole in tissue; an obturator engagable with said needle guide, said obturator having a obturator lumen capable of receiving said puncture device; a removable dilator comprising a dilator lumen capable of receiving said puncture device; a sealing device deliverable to said puncture hole through said removable dilator; a cutting trocar comprising a distal portion having at least one tissue cutting member and a sealing device port, said trocar further comprising a trocar lumen formed therein, and a sealing cannula comprising a sealable cannula lumen capable of sealably receiving said cutting trocar.