Patent ID: 9084594
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for retracting tissue in a surgical site in a body, the method comprising: inserting at least a portion of a surgical access device into an incision, wherein the surgical access device comprises a first retention member, a second retention member, a pliable membrane comprising an inner layer and an outer layer with a space therebetween, the pliable membrane coupled to the first retention member and the second retention member, and a fluid delivery inlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with the pliable membrane; advancing the first retention member into the body through the incision; placing the second retention member outside the body; retracting the tissue using the pliable membrane; introducing fluid into the fluid delivery inlet such that the fluid flows through the space and exits an opening in a lateral surface of a first portion of the pliable membrane and the introduced fluid contacts a wall of the surgical site; and suctioning at least a portion of the fluid after the fluid contacts the wall of the surgical site through a second portion of the pliable membrane not in direct fluid communication with the first portion, wherein the suctioned fluid enters the pliable membrane at a location disposed between the first and the second retention members.