Patent ID: 8591409
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An assembly, which comprises: a base retractor at least partially positionable within an opening in tissue and adapted to at least partially retract the tissue surrounding the opening, the base retractor defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal channel extending along the longitudinal axis; a hand access device mounted to the base retractor, the hand access device including a housing member having a passageway dimensioned to permit passage of a surgeon's arm or hand and a fabric seal disposed within the housing member, the fabric seal defining a seal opening adapted to form a substantial sealing relation with the surgeon's arm or hand; and a pair of flexible bands mounted about the periphery of the fabric seal, the flexible bands normally biased to engage the fabric seal to substantially close the seal opening thereof, the flexible bands further adapted to move in a radial outward direction upon passage of the surgeon's arm or hand through the fabric seal.