da Vinci Cannula Seal
Cannula Seal · Robotic Cannula Seal · 5-8 mm Cannula Seal · 8 mm Cannula Seal · Universal Seal
A small, sterile, single-use cap that snaps onto the top of a da Vinci Xi or X cannulaKAN-yoo-luhA thin tube placed into the body or a body opening to deliver or remove fluid or air.Full entry . It has a blue valve in the center that instruments pass through and a side stopcock for insufflationin-suh-FLAY-shunBlowing a gas into a body cavity, such as carbon dioxide into the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery.Full entry tubing.
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What it’s for
Fitted to each robotic cannulaKAN-yoo-luhA thin tube placed into the body or a body opening to deliver or remove fluid or air.Full entry so the abdomen stays insufflationin-suh-FLAY-shunBlowing a gas into a body cavity, such as carbon dioxide into the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery.Full entry , both when the cannula is empty and when an instrument is in it. One is opened for each port in a da Vinci case.
Lengths and variants
Intuitive catalog: 5 mm to 8 mm cannulaKAN-yoo-luhA thin tube placed into the body or a body opening to deliver or remove fluid or air.Full entry seal (part 470361), 12 mm and stapler cannula seal (470390), and a 5 mm to 12 mm universal seal (470500). Each is sold in boxes of 10 and is good for one procedure.
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- Intuitive Surgical. da Vinci X/Xi Multiport Instrument and Accessory Catalogue (EU, 2025), p. 15 and 17
- accessdata.fda.gov
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