Surgical access port

Info

Patent number: D428148
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 18, 1999
Date of Patent: Jul 11, 2000
Assignee: ViaMedics, LLC (White Bear Lake, MN)
Inventors: James Segermark (Gem Lake, MN), Chris Herman (White Bear Lake, MN)
Primary Examiner: Eric Watterson
Law Firm: Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Application Number: 0/106,711

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a surgical access port of the invention in a first deployment configuration;

FIG. 2 is a top elevational view of the access port of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom elevational view of the access port of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right elevational view of the access port of FIG. 1, the left elevational view being the same;

FIG. 5 is an end elevationl view of the access port of FIG. 1, the other end view being the same;

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of the surgical access port of FIG. 1, but illustrating the access port in a second deployment configuration;

FIG. 7 is a top elevational view of the access port of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a bottom elevational view of the access port of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a right elevational view of the access port of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is an end elevational view of the access port of FIG. 6, the other end view being the same;

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the surgical access port of FIG. 1, but illustrating the access port in a third deployment configuration;

FIG. 12 is a top elevational view of the access port of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a bottom elevational view of the access port of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a right elevational view of the access port of FIG. 11, the left elevational view being essentially the same;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of the access port of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 16 is a rear elevatinal view of the access port of FIG. 11.