Patent ID: 8298139
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical access device comprising: a main frame having first and second members, each of said first member and said second member have a shape in the form of a U, the first and second members being angularly displaceable with respect to each other; a translation support translatably supported within the first member; a tilting support mounted within the second member; a first retractor blade securely mounted on the translation support, the first retractor blade defining a first concave interior portion; a second retractor blade pivotally coupled to the second member of the main frame, the second retractor blade defining a second concave interior portion, the first and second retractor blades assuming a first, approximated position and a second, spaced apart position, the first and second concave interior portions defining a channel therebetween in the first position, the channel configured and dimensioned to receive an elongate member; and first and second extension members slidably associated with the first and second retractor blades, respectively.