Surgical access assembly and method of using same

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11284917
APP PUB NO 20170367731A1
SERIAL NO

15684712

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A surgical access assembly is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath is defined by an open distal end and an open proximal end and includes a hollow body portion therebetween. The obturator is defined by a distal end and a proximal end and the distal end further comprises a tapered distal tip member that terminates in a closed radiused distal tip. The obturator is configured to be received within the outer sheath such that the tapered distal tip member protrudes from the open distal end of the outer sheath when the obturator is in an introducing configuration.

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  • NICO CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dougherty, Brian C Terre Haute, US 58 650
Mark, Joseph L Indianapolis, US 169 11174

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