Patents Assigned to Applied Medical Rsources Corporation
  • Surgical access device with floating gel seal
    Patent number: 7883493
    Abstract: A trocar is provided with a cannula and a housing and valve assembly disposed in the housing which forms a housing seal, and instrument seal, and in some cases a zero seal. A gel material is included in the valve and provides the valve with superior flotation properties for maintaining the instrument seal even when the instrument is moved off-axis In order to accommodate movement of the gel material, voids can be formed within the valve housing and even within the gel material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Applied Medical Rsources Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Brustad