Patent ID: 9022928
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical access device, comprising: a housing adapted for insertion into an incision in tissue, the housing defining a proximal end and a distal end and defining a lumen extending therethrough for the reception of a surgical access portal; at least one inflatable portion disposed on the housing, the at least one inflatable portion having a deflated state and an inflated state, the housing adapted for insertion into an incision in tissue when the at least one inflatable portion is in the deflated state, the housing adapted to form a substantially fluid tight seal with an incision in tissue and with a surgical access portal inserted therethrough when the at least one inflatable portion is in the inflated state, the at least one inflatable portion including a lumen extending therethrough; and a slide member extending through the lumen of the inflatable portion and directly attached to an exterior surface of the housing, the position of the at least one inflatable portion being slidably adjustable along the slide member.