Abstract: A trocar is disclosed which includes a housing assembly and a cannula assembly attached to the housing assembly to define an axial bore therethrough. The trocar further includes an obturator assembly which slidably engages the axial bore defined by the cannula assembly. The obturator assembly includes a shaft having a piercing end for insertion into a patient and a handling end for gripping by a surgeon. Attached to the piercing end of the shaft is a piercing tip having an upper face and a lower face which taper away from the shaft to form a non-conical, blunt head. The piercing tip further includes wing elements located on opposite sides of the piercing tip between the upper face and lower face. These wing elements have a lateral edges.

Abstract: A trocar is disclosed which comprises a housing assembly having an upper end and a lower end and a cannula assembly attached to the lower end of the housing assembly to define an axial bore therethrough. The disclosed trocar also includes an obturator for sliding engagement in the bore. The housing assembly includes an access port formed on the upper end which is axially aligned with the bore of the trocar. Communication via the access port of the housing is regulated by a flapper valve having a closed position and a range of open positions. The flapper valve comprises a metal flapper door having a male/female configuration formed around the protrusion. In the closed position, the protrusion of the flapper door engages the male/female configuration of both door and port mesh resulting in a metal-to-metal seal across the access port. The metal-to-metal seal provides enhanced resistance to mechanical, heat, and chemical wear encountered during surgical and sterilization operations.

Abstract: A trocar is disclosed which includes a housing assembly and a cannula assembly attached to the housing assembly to define an axial bore therethrough. The trocar further includes an obturator assembly which slidably engages the axial bore defined by the cannula assembly. The obturator assembly includes a shaft having a piercing end for insertion into a patient and a handling end for gripping by a surgeon. Attached to the piercing end of the shaft is a piercing tip having an upper face and a lower face which taper away from the shaft to form a non-conical, blunt head. The piercing tip further includes wing elements located on opposite sides of the piercing tip between the upper face and lower face. These wing elements have a conical-shaped point and beveled lateral edges.

Abstract: A trocar is disclosed which comprises a housing assembly having an upper end and a lower end and a cannula assembly attached to the lower end of the housing assembly to define an axial bore therethrough. The disclosed trocar also includes an obturator for sliding engagement in the bore. The housing assembly includes an access port formed on the upper end which is axially aligned with the bore of the trocar. Communication via the access port of the housing is regulated by a flapper valve having a closed position and a range of open positions. The flapper valve comprises a metal flapper door having a male/female configuration formed around the protrusion. In the closed position, the protrusion of the flapper door engages the male/female configuration of both door and port mesh resulting in a metal-to-metal seal across the access port. The metal-to-metal seal provides enhanced resistance to mechanical, heat, and chemical wear encountered during surgical and sterilization operations.