Short Overview

The ENDOPATH® XCEL™ Blunt Tip Trocar is a sterile, 12 mm diameter single patient use instrument consisting of a radiolucent sleeve and obturator. The obturator has a blunt plastic tip which gently moves aside any internal viscera which may be adjacent to the abdominal or thoracic wall. The trocar sleeve contains two seals, an outer integrated removable self-adjusting seal that accommodates instruments ranging from 5 mm to 12 mm in diameter where indicated and an internal seal. Together, these two seals minimize gas leakage when instruments are inserted or withdrawn through the trocar. An adjustable plug on the outside of the trocar sleeve provides suture tie posts that can be used to suture the trocar sleeve in place. A stopcock valve is compatible with standard luer lock fittings and provides attachment for gas insufflation and desufflation. The stopcock is in the closed position when it is parallel to the sleeve.

Ethicon, Instructions For Use, Endopath. © Ethicon, Inc. 2007