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Granted Patent B2
US 9,095,300 · App. 13/655,286 · Granted Aug 4, 2015

Wound retractor device

Inventors: Frank Bonadio (County Wicklow, IE); John Butler (County Dublin, IE); Trevor Vaugh (County Offaly, IE); Shane Joseph MacNally (Dublin, IE); Alan Reid (Dublin, IE)
Assignee: Atropos Limited
A61B1/32A61B17/0293A61B17/3423A61B17/3431A61B2017/00557A61B2017/3482A61B2017/3484A61B2017/3492
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Patent No.
US 9,095,300
App. No.
13/655,286
Granted
Aug 4, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surgical device may include a wound retractor. The wound retractor may include a distal member, a proximal member, and a wound retracting sleeve extending between the distal member and the proximal member. The surgical device may also include a sealing assembly coupled to the wound retractor.

Claims (41)

1. A surgical device, comprising:

a wound retractor, including:

a distal member,

a proximal member, and

a wound retracting sleeve extending at least between the distal member and the proximal member, wherein the wound retractor is configured to retract a wound opening as an axial extent of the wound retracting sleeve extending between the distal member and the proximal member is shortened; and

a sealing assembly coupled to the wound retractor, the sealing assembly including:

a sealing assembly sleeve, wherein the sealing assembly sleeve is pre-shaped such that at least a portion of a longitudinal axis of the sealing assembly sleeve is at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the wound retractor, and

a seal coupled to the sealing assembly sleeve, the seal being configured to provide sealing engagement with an instrument inserted through the seal.

2. The surgical device of claim 1 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the seal is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the wound retractor.

3. The surgical device of claim 1 , wherein the sealing assembly sleeve is movable relative to the wound retracting sleeve.

4. The surgical device of claim 1 , wherein the seal is coupled to a proximal end of the sealing assembly sleeve.

5. The surgical device of claim 1 , wherein the sealing assembly includes an outer member mounted to the proximal member.

6. The surgical device of claim 5 , wherein a diameter of the seal is smaller than a diameter of the outer member.

7. The surgical device of claim 5 , wherein a diameter of the sealing assembly sleeve is smaller than a diameter of the outer member.

8. A surgical device, comprising:

a wound retractor, including:

a distal member,

a proximal member, and

a wound retracting sleeve extending at least between the distal member and the proximal member, wherein the wound retractor is configured to retract a wound opening as an axial extent of the wound retracting sleeve extending between the distal member and the proximal member is shortened; and

a sealing assembly coupled to the wound retractor, the sealing assembly including:

a sealing assembly sleeve, and

a seal configured to provide sealing engagement with an instrument inserted through the seal, the seal being coupled to the sealing assembly sleeve, wherein the sealing assembly sleeve is pre-shaped such that at least a portion of a longitudinal axis of the sealing assembly sleeve is at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the wound retractor, and the seal is spaced apart from the proximal member.

9. The surgical device of claim 8 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the seal is positioned at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the wound retractor by the pre-shaped sealing assembly sleeve.

10. The surgical device of claim 8 , wherein the sealing assembly sleeve extends radially outwardly away from the longitudinal axis of the wound retractor as the sealing assembly sleeve extends from the proximal member in a proximal direction.

11. The surgical device of claim 8 , wherein the seal is coupled to a proximal end of the sealing assembly sleeve.

12. The surgical device of claim 8 , wherein the seal includes a valve.

13. The surgical device of claim 8 , wherein the sealing assembly sleeve forms a hinge connection between the seal and the proximal member.

14. A surgical device, comprising:

a wound retractor, including:

a distal member,

a proximal member, and

a wound retracting sleeve extending at least between the distal member and the proximal member, wherein the wound retractor is configured to retract a wound opening as an axial extent of the wound retracting sleeve extending between the distal member and the proximal member is shortened; and

a sealing assembly coupled to the wound retractor, the sealing assembly including:

a sealing assembly sleeve, and

a seal coupled to the sealing assembly sleeve, the seal being configured to provide sealing engagement with an instrument inserted through the seal, wherein a longitudinal axis of the seal is positioned at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the wound retractor by the sealing assembly sleeve.

15. The surgical device of claim 14 , wherein the sealing assembly sleeve extends radially outwardly away from the longitudinal axis of the wound retractor as the sealing assembly sleeve extends from the proximal member in a proximal direction.

16. The surgical device of claim 14 , wherein the seal is coupled to a proximal end of the sealing assembly sleeve.

17. The surgical device of claim 14 , wherein the seal includes a valve portion.

18. The surgical device of claim 14 , wherein the sealing assembly sleeve forms a hinge connection between the seal and the proximal member.

19. The surgical device of claim 14 , wherein the proximal member includes an inner ring member and an outer ring member, the inner ring member being at least partially received in a recess of the outer ring member.

20. The surgical device of claim 14 , wherein the seal is proximally spaced from the proximal member by the sealing assembly sleeve.

Priority Claims (5)
IE 980997 · Dec 1, 1998 · national
IE 990111 · Feb 15, 1999 · national
IE 990861 · Oct 14, 1999 · national
IE 991053 · Dec 16, 1999 · national
EP 00650010 · Feb 18, 2000 · regional
Continuity (12)
Continuation 12426438 · Apr 20, 2009
Continuation 10678653 · Oct 6, 2003
Continuation In Part 10133979 · Apr 29, 2002
Continuation 09801826 · Mar 9, 2001
Continuation PCTIE9900122 · Dec 1, 1999
Continuation In Part 10374523 · Feb 27, 2003
Continuation 09849341 · May 7, 2001
Continuation 09688138 · Oct 16, 2000
Provisional Application 60415780 · Oct 4, 2002
Provisional Application 60428215 · Nov 22, 2002
Provisional Application 60490909 · Jul 30, 2003
Related Publication 20130116509A1 · May 9, 2013