Patent ID: 8636759

Claim:
A surgical obturator comprising: an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the shaft; and a bladeless blunt tip disposed at and extending from the distal end of the elongate shaft; the tip comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and a generally conical outer surface; wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the tip has a cross-sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal axis that decreases from the proximal end of the tip to the distal end of the tip; and at least one recess formed in the outer surface of the tip such that the at least one recess extends radially inwardly from the outer surface generally between the distal end and the proximal end of the tip such that a substantial portion of the at least one recess extends along the tip; wherein the tip has a blunt distal end with a surface having a cross shape.