Patent ID: 6746396
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical device for accessing a body cavity, comprising:(a) first and second opposed side members, each of said side members having first and second ends and carrying a downwardly depending flange wherein each flange is pivotable between an insertion position and at least one retracting position; (b) a first lateral member adjustably connecting the first end of the first side member to the first end of the second side member, at least one of said first ends being moveable along a length of the first lateral member, thereby permitting adjustment of the space between said first ends; (c) a second lateral member adjustably connecting the second end of the first side member to the second end of the second side member, at least one of said second ends being moveable along a length of the second lateral member, thereby permitting adjustment of the space between said second ends; and (d) an actuator adapted to engage a deployment surface of each of the flanges to permit an operator to urge the flanges from their respective insertion positions to their respective retracting positions.