WOVEN PROTECTOR FOR TROCAL SEAL ASSEMBLY
Application 598/KOL/2004 published 2006-09-01, filed 2004-09-28
A seal assembly for use in conjunction with a trocar assembly includes a seal body adapted for sealing about an instrument inserted through the trocar assembly. The seal assembly also includes a protector adjacent the seal body for protecting the seal body from instruments passing through the seal body. The protector comprises a plurality of protector segments woven together in a non-planar arrangement. (FIG.1)
Applicant
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
4545 CREEK ROAD, CINCINNATI, OH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Inventor
1.GEOFFREY C. HUEIL
International Info
Classification: A61B 17/34
Publication Number:
Priority Information
60/506782 USA 2003-09-30