Safety mechanism for trocar

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5114407
SERIAL NO

07575245

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A safety trocar is provided which includes a spring-loaded shield that shields the cutting tip of the obturator after the obturator penetrates tissue. The distal end of the shield is hemispheric in profile and contains a slot which conforms to the geometry of the cutting tip. Instead of using a discrete shield component the shielding function may be provided by spring-loading the trocar tube itself to spring forward and shield the obturator tip after the tip penetrates tissue. Alternately a safety mechanism insures the tip is covered by the shield after the tip penetrates tissue.

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ETHICON INC A CORP OF OH4545 CREEK RD CINCINNATI OH 45242

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Burbank, John E Ridgefield, CT 42 37775

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