Patent ID: 9675378
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B,B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L,B32B

Claim:
1. A surgical access device comprising: a tube having a substantially rigid portion and a substantially flexible portion extending from the substantially rigid portion, the tube including a primary lumen and a secondary lumen both extending through the tube, the secondary lumen having a tensioning device extending through the secondary lumen and connected to the flexible portion; a Y-connector having a distal end connected to the tube and a proximal end including a funnel-shaped portion, the tensioning device extending through the connector from the distal end toward the proximal end; a flexible tubing connected to the Y-connector through which the tensioning device extends; a handle connected to the flexible tubing and including an axle disposed within the handle and a knob connected to and outside the handle, the axle connected to the tensioning device and the knob such that rotation of the knob in one direction draws the tensioning device proximally around the axle to deflect the tube; a pawl connected to the handle; a trigger connected to the handle and the pawl; and a set of teeth connected to the axle and operatively engaging with the pawl; wherein the trigger when actuated causes the pawl to move to disengage the pawl from the teeth such that the tensioning device is allowed to move distally to straighten the tube.