US5429609A
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Endoscopic portal for use in endoscopic procedures and methods therefor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-03-31
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Granted: 1995-07-04
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Expires: 2014-03-31
Abstract
Abstract An endoscopic portal includes a portal sleeve for insertion through a cavity wall and a valve assembly coupled with the portal sleeve including a bladder having a valve passage therethrough for introduction of instruments of various sizes into the cavity, the bladder having walls forming the valve passage and being normally closed while permitting the valve passage to open to receive the instruments. The bladder is movable by contact with the instruments to move along with the instruments to maintain sealing contact of the bladder with the instruments.
Inventors
- 👤 Inbae Yoon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3421; A61B17/3462; A61B17/3498; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/02; A61M39/06; A61M39/0613; A61B2017/3464; A61M2039/0626; A61M2039/0673
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
An endoscopic portal for establishing communication with an anatomical cavity through a wall of the cavity comprising an elongate tubular portal sleeve for insertion through the cavity wall and having a distal end for positioning within the cavity and a proximal end for positioning externally of the cavity; and a valve assembly disposed adjacent said portal sleeve proximal end and including a bladder having a valve passage therethrough, said valve passage being normally closed and being variably opened by an instrument inserted in said portal sleeve through said valve passage, said bladder having walls forming said valve passage and movable by contact with the instrument to move along with the instrument as the instrument passes through said valve assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
An endoscopic portal for establishing communication with an anatomical cavity through a wall of the cavity comprising an elongate tubular portal sleeve for insertion through the cavity wall and having a distal end for positioning within the cavity and a proximal end for positioning externally of the cavity; and a valve assembly disposed adjacent said portal sleeve proximal end and including a bladder having a valve passage therethrough, said valve passage being normally closed and being variably opened by an instrument inserted in said portal sleeve through said valve passage, said bladder having walls forming said valve passage and movable by contact with the instrument to move along with the instrument as the instrument passes through said valve assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
An endoscopic portal as recited in claim 1 wherein said bladder is filled with a compressible material causing said valve passage to be compressed around the instrument in sealing contact therewith and allowing said valve passage to be opened to various sizes to receive instruments of various sizes in sealing engagement therewith.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An endoscopic portal as recited in claim 1 and further including a housing mounting said proximal end of said portal sleeve and wherein longitudinal movement of said bladder is confined within said housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
128 words
An endoscopic portal for establishing communication with an anatomical cavity through a wall of the cavity comprising an elongate portal sleeve having a lumen therein for being inserted through the cavity wall to establish communication with the cavity; and a valve assembly coupled with said lumen in said portal sleeve and including a bladder having walls forming a valve passage allowing passage therethrough by an instrument to be introduced in the cavity, said bladder being filled with a material allowing said valve passage to be normally closed and to conform to the size of the instrument to sealingly contact instrument to prevent passage of fluid thereby, said bladder walls forming said valve passage being inverted by contact with the instrument as the instrument moves through said valve assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
128 words
An endoscopic portal for establishing communication with an anatomical cavity through a wall of the cavity comprising an elongate portal sleeve having a lumen therein for being inserted through the cavity wall to establish communication with the cavity; and a valve assembly coupled with said lumen in said portal sleeve and including a bladder having walls forming a valve passage allowing passage therethrough by an instrument to be introduced in the cavity, said bladder being filled with a material allowing said valve passage to be normally closed and to conform to the size of the instrument to sealingly contact instrument to prevent passage of fluid thereby, said bladder walls forming said valve passage being inverted by contact with the instrument as the instrument moves through said valve assembly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
An endoscopic portal as recited in claim 4 and further including a housing mounting said portal sleeve and wherein said bladder is disposed in said housing, said housing having walls confining said bladder against longitudinal displacement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
An endoscopic portal as recited in claim 5 wherein said housing has a rear wall and an internal shoulder spaced distally from said rear wall and said bladder is disposed between said rear wall and said shoulder to prevent longitudinal displacement of said bladder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
An endoscopic portal as recited in claim 5 wherein said bladder is deformable to cause said valve passage to conform to instruments of various sizes in said valve passage.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of introducing an instrument through a wall of an anatomical cavity including the steps of inserting the instrument in a valve passage through a bladder, the valve passage being formed by walls of the bladder to have a normally closed position; expanding the valve passage to accommodate the instrument while maintaining the valve passage in sealing contact with the instrument; and moving the walls of the bladder forming the valve passage by contact with the instrument and in response to movement of the instrument through the valve passage.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of introducing an instrument through a wall of an anatomical cavity including the steps of inserting the instrument in a valve passage through a bladder, the valve passage being formed by walls of the bladder to have a normally closed position; expanding the valve passage to accommodate the instrument while maintaining the valve passage in sealing contact with the instrument; and moving the walls of the bladder forming the valve passage by contact with the instrument and in response to movement of the instrument through the valve passage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method of inserting an instrument through an endoscopic portal as recited in claim 8 wherein said step of moving the bladder includes inverting the bladder.
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