ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,927, issued on March 31, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Surgical access device with fixation mechanism" was invented by Jacob C. Baril (Norwalk, Conn.), Kevin C. Desjardin (Prospect, Conn.) and Astley C. Lobo (West Haven, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical access device includes a cannula body and a fixation mechanism. The fixation mechanism includes a collar, a driver, a distal ring, a proximal ring, and a plurality of petals. The driver extends distally from the collar, and the distal ring is operatively engaged with a distal portion of the driver. The proximal ring at least partially surrounds an el...