Trocar cannula assembly with low profile insertion configuration and method of manufacture

A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve 5 can include a balloon formed by a stretch blow molding proc...

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Hauptverfasser: PRAVONGVIENGKHAM, Kennii, BOLANOS, Eduardo, VELASCO, Joel B, PRAVONG, Boun
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Zusammenfassung:A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve 5 can include a balloon formed by a stretch blow molding process following local heating once advanced over the cannula. Once formed, the balloon can be conditioned to constrict against the cannula. A conditioning aid can be advanced over the balloon when it is still formable to constrict the balloon against the cannula. pp 1% IL) -~ 0 r 0) 1 N - ~~1 /1 (5 eq U, -- C--