Patent ID: 8845529
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical access assembly comprising: an access port including a proximal ring, a distal ring, and a sleeve defining a passage therethrough, the proximal and distal rings concentrically arranged with the passage of the sleeve, the sleeve extending between the proximal and distal rings; a seal anchor adapted to be at least partially disposed in the access port, the seal anchor defining a lumen therethrough; and a sealing adapter including a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the distal end portion configured and dimensioned to engage the seal anchor in a sealing relation therewith, the proximal end portion configured and dimensioned to engage at least a portion of the distal ring of the access port in a sealing relation therewith, wherein the sealing adapter is transitionable between a first state in which the sealing adapter has a first diameter and a second state in which the sealing adapter has a second diameter, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter.