Patent ID: 9549722
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical access system comprising, a surgical access device including a body having a first member and a second member, the first member being movable with respect to the second member between open and closed configurations, and each of the first member and the second member being positionable at least partially within an opening in tissue to provide access to an internal space of a patient, wherein in the open configuration the first member and the second member define a passage therebetween, the passage being dimensioned to permit access of a surgical instrument to the internal space; and an insertion device including a housing having a shaft extending from the housing a first movable element pivotally coupled to a distal portion of the shaft, a second movable element pivotally coupled to a distal portion of the shaft, and an actuator operably coupled to the first movable element and operable to move the first movable element between first and second positions; wherein the first movable element of the insertion device is releasable engageable with at least one of the first member or the second member such that movement of the first movable element between the first and second positions moves the first member between open and closed configurations when the first movable element is engaged with at least one of the first member or the second member; wherein at least one of the first movable element or the second movable element is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis defined by the shaft of the insertion device in the first position, and substantially aligned with an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis in the second position.