Patent ID: 8690831

Claim:
A surgical access device, comprising: a body defining a working channel configured and sized to allow for passage of a surgical instrument therethrough, wherein the body has a proximal housing and a distal cannula; a seal extending across the working channel so as to contact a surgical instrument inserted therethrough; at least one inlet formed through a sidewall of the proximal housing and configured to receive gas flow from an insufflation port; and a plurality of outlets formed through an internal sidewall of the proximal housing at a location distal to the seal, the plurality of outlets being configured to receive gas flow from the inlet through at least one internal channel separate from the working channel and extending between the at least one inlet and the plurality of outlets and to deliver gas flow to the working channel, the plurality of outlets being oriented to direct gas flow towards the seal in the working channel for removing fluid on the seal, and the plurality of outlets being positioned a distance from a central longitudinal axis of the working channel, the distance being greater than a maximum radius of the cannula.