Patent ID: 8177755
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical access apparatus for providing access to the interior of the body, which comprises: an access housing an access member defining a central longitudinal axis and having a proximal end for being disposed at an exterior side of the body and a distal end for extending into the interior of the body, the proximal end of the access member coupled to the access housing, the access member having a longitudinal bore therethrough dimensioned to permit passage of an object; a first seal disposed substantially orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis within the longitudinal bore and being substantially at the rotational center of the access member, the seal having a substantially planar profile in the absence of the object and having inner seal portions adapted to establish a substantial seal about a surgical instrument introduced within the longitudinal bore of the access member; and a second seal disposed within the longitudinal bore of the access member, the second seal longitudinally spaced from the first seal.