Patent ID: 8465422
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical access device, comprising: a housing having an opening extending therethrough and configured to be positioned adjacent to a surgical incision; a flexible retractor removably and replaceably coupled to the housing and configured to be positioned within the surgical incision to provide access to a body cavity, the retractor having a proximal end and a distal end; and a wound closure component associated with the distal end of the retractor, the wound closure component having a plurality of hooks and a plurality of strands of suture extending through the retractor from the proximal end to the distal end, each hook of the plurality of hooks being coupled to one strand of suture of the plurality of strands of suture, the wound closure component being configured to engage tissue adjacent to the surgical incision with the plurality of hooks and selectively move tissue from one side of the surgical incision toward a second side of the surgical incision to assist in closing the surgical incision, and the plurality of strands of suture including an actuating suture configured to collapse a distal end of the wound closure component.