Patent ID: 8827901

Claim:
An access assembly comprising: a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a central portion extending therebetween, the body including a first lumen extending therethrough and a second lumen extending therethrough, the first lumen defining a first longitudinal axis, and the second lumen defining a second longitudinal axis; and a translating mechanism separate from the body and operably positioned within the body, the translating mechanism selectively moves at least a portion of the first lumen relative to at least a portion of the second lumen from a first position where portions of the first and second longitudinal axes have a first distance between them, to a second position where the portions of the first and second longitudinal axes have a second distance between them, wherein the first distance is different than the second distance, and wherein a diameter of the first lumen adjacent the translating mechanism remains unchanged when the first lumen moves from the first position to the second position.