US 12,089,874 B2
Apparatus for providing access for a medical procedure
Evan Rittenhouse Jones, Levittown, NY (US); Maxime Blain, Rosedale, NY (US); and Christopher Dean Smith, Shirley, NY (US)
Assigned to Titan Medical Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed by Titan Medical Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/149,791.
Application 18/149,791 is a continuation of application No. 17/142,564, filed on Jan. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,553,944.
Application 17/142,564 is a continuation of application No. 16/235,288, filed on Dec. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,905,464, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0248390 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/3423 (2013.01) [A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3454 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3486 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing access for a medical procedure in a body cavity of a patient, the method comprising:
inserting a stem through an opening in a wall of the body cavity;
receiving an instrument through a cap being disposed at a proximal end of the stem, through the stem, and into the body cavity, inserting the instrument through the stem comprising inserting the instrument through one of a plurality of channels formed by a partition positioned within a bore of the stem, the partition comprising a central portion and the plurality of channels each configured to receive an instrument of a plurality of instruments;
inflating an instrument seal being disposed at a distal end of the stem to seal against an outer surface of the instrument and to inhibit fluid communication between the body cavity and a bore of the stem; and
providing insufflation pressure to the body cavity through a conduit extending through the cap, the conduit comprising:
an inlet being configured to be connected to a source of pressurized fluid; and
a first outlet being configured to be in fluid communication with the body cavity after the stem is inserted through the opening in the body cavity.