Patent ID: 7806870
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A surgical access device comprising: a) an access port having an elongated body with opposed proximal and distal end portions, the body having a central lumen extending therethrough and having a resilient bulb portion formed between the proximal and distal end portions thereof, wherein the resilient bulb portion is adapted and configured to transition between a first condition in which the bulb portion has a first diameter and a first length and a second condition in which the bulb portion has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter and a second length that is greater than the first length; and b) a telescoping guide tube assembly disposed within the central lumen of the access port body, wherein the guide tube assembly is adapted and configured to transition between a first length corresponding to the first condition of the bulb portion and a second length corresponding to the second condition of the bulb portion, wherein: