DEVICES FOR PERFORMING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY HAVING FOAM SUPPORT HOUSING

An access device for surgical procedures includes an end cap having a rigid body with a flexible support sealingly mounted to the rigid body with at least one separate access port for accommodating introduction of individual surgical instruments into a body of a patient. The at least one access port...

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Hauptverfasser: AUGELLI, Michael, J, KLEYMAN, Gennady, KANE, Michael, J
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An access device for surgical procedures includes an end cap having a rigid body with a flexible support sealingly mounted to the rigid body with at least one separate access port for accommodating introduction of individual surgical instruments into a body of a patient. The at least one access port is sealingly attached to the flexible support and extend in a proximal direction therefrom. The flexible support is of a material more flexible than those of the rigid body and the at least one access port to provide for relative angular movement of the at least one access port to provide flexibility for positioning surgical instruments introduced through the at least one access port.