Sealing multiple surgical instruments

摘要

In accordance with aspects of the present invention, an instrument guide is provided. An instrument guide according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a channel portion, the channel portion including a plurality of channels through which surgical instruments can be inserted; a lower part mechanically fixed to the channel portion, the lower part including doors to seal each of the channels; an upper part, the upper part mechanically attached to the lower part and including a funnel for guiding the instruments into the plurality of channels; and one or more seals fixed between the upper part and the lower part, the seal(s) having openings corresponding to the channels and sealing against the doors when the doors are closed and sealing against surgical instruments when surgical instruments are inserted into the channels.

主权项

1. An instrument guide, comprising:
a channel portion having a plurality of channels, each channel sized and shaped to receive a surgical instrument; a lower part mechanically fixed to the channel portion, the lower part including a first door to seal a first channel of the plurality of channels, and a second door to seal a second channel of the plurality of channels; an upper part, the upper part mechanically attached to the lower part and including a funnel configured to guide a surgical instrument toward the plurality of channels; and a seal between the upper part and the lower part, the seal having a first face having a first seal opening aligned with the first channel, the first seal opening being configured at an oblique angle relative to the first channel, the seal sealing against the first door at the first opening when the first door is closed to seal the first channel and sealing against a portion of a first surgical instrument when the first surgical instrument is located in the first seal opening; the seal further having a second face having a second seal opening aligned with the second channel, the second seal opening being configured at an oblique angle relative to the second channel, the seal sealing against the second door at the second opening when the second door is closed to seal the second channel and sealing against an portion of a second surgical instrument when the second surgical instrument is located in the second seal opening.