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PN WO2007119232-A2; US2007255219-A1; WO2007119232-A3; EP2010071-A2; JP2009534085-W
TI Instrument access device for use in accessing a wound interior has an opening portion for partly opening a seal to allow insertion of an instrument in which the seal is reinforced upon engagement with the instrument.
AU VAUGH T
   BUTLER J
   MACNALLY S J
   BONADIO F
AE ATROPOS LTD (ATRO-Non-standard)
   VAUGH T (VAUG-Individual)
   BUTLER J (BUTL-Individual)
   MACNALLY S J (MACN-Individual)
   BONADIO F (BONA-Individual)
GA 2007860313
AB    NOVELTY - A distal anchoring portion is provided for insertion into a wound interior. An elongate portion extends from the anchoring portion to laterally retract the sides of the wound opening (2). A flexible opening portion partly opens an instrument seal (3) to allow insertion of an instrument (6). The opening portion is partly movable relative to the seal to open it. The opening of the seal is biased towards closed arrangement and includes a pinhole opening (4). A reinforcement portion is radially located outward the seal opening for reinforcing the seal upon engagement with an instrument.
   USE - For allowing access of an instrument to a wound interior. The instrument may include smooth tip or sharpened/pointed tip.
   ADVANTAGE - The opening portion partly opens the pinhole opening to facilitate insertion of the instrument such that the instrument itself may not be required to engage against the seal to open it. By using the opening portion and the reinforcement portions, the possibility of the instrument damaging the seal is minimized. This allows the instrument to easily pass through the opening without the risk of the instrument inadvertently piercing or ripping the seal to the side of the opening.
   DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of accessing a wound interior with an instrument.
   DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an instrument access device in use.
   Wound opening (2)
   Seal (3)
   Pinhole opening (4)
   Instrument (6)
   Rings (8,9)
DC A96 (Medical, dental, veterinary, cosmetic); P31 (Diagnosis, surgery)
MC A12-V03D
IP A61B-017/34; A61M-005/178; A61B-017/02
PD WO2007119232-A2   25 Oct 2007   A61B-017/34   200779   Pages: 38   English
   US2007255219-A1   01 Nov 2007   A61M-005/178   200779      English
   WO2007119232-A3   14 Feb 2008   A61B-017/34   200815      English
   EP2010071-A2   07 Jan 2009   A61B-017/34   200906      English
   JP2009534085-W   24 Sep 2009   A61B-017/02   200963   Pages: 22   Japanese
AD WO2007119232-A2    WOIE000050    19 Apr 2007
   US2007255219-A1    US785752    19 Apr 2007
   EP2010071-A2    EP736106    19 Apr 2007
   JP2009534085-W    JP506037    19 Apr 2007
FD  US2007255219-A1 Provisional Application US792954P
   EP2010071-A2 PCT application Application WOIE000050
   EP2010071-A2 Based on Patent WO2007119232
   JP2009534085-W PCT application Application WOIE000050
   JP2009534085-W Based on Patent WO2007119232
PI US792954P    19 Apr 2006
   US785752    19 Apr 2007
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CP WO2007119232-A2
      US5342315-A   ETHICON INC (ETHI)   SCHWEMBERGER R F, COLLINS J M, SCHULER N F, ASHMORE L R, ROWE C D, CARROLL C C
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