BALLOON ANCHORED SURGICAL APPARATUS, ITS USE AND MANUFACTURE

摘要

A surgical instrument is provided including a housing having an orifice; a cannula defining a lumen which is in communication with the orifice; an obturator receivable through the orifice and the lumen; and a balloon having a distal side, a proximal side and an aperture extending through the distal side and the proximal side. The surgical instrument further includes at least one attachment member to facilitate welding of the cannula and a to the balloon.