Patent ID: 8313431

Claim:
A gel cap adapted for being coupled to a wound retractor, the wound retractor having a substantially noncompliant outer ring adapted for juxtaposition with an outer surface of a biological body wall and for disposition relative to an incision in the body wall, an inner ring adapted for juxtaposition with an inner surface of the biological body wall and for disposition relative to the incision in the body wall, and a sleeve adapted to traverse the incision in the body wall, the sleeve coupling the outer ring to the inner ring, the wound retractor being adapted to retract and seal the incision, the gelcap comprising: a cap ring including a substantially cylindrical ring having, a first, proximal portion, a second, distal portion, and a plurality of lips at a distal end of the distal portion of the cap ring, each of the lips curving radially inward from the wall of the distal portion of the cap ring and extending around a portion of the circumference of the cap ring; and a gel pad made of a gel material, the gel pad being coupled to the cap ring and positioned at the proximal portion of the cap ring, the gel pad including an access portion for providing a passage from external the body to a body cavity, the passage forming an instrument seal in the presence of an instrument inserted therethrough and a zero seal in the absence of an instrument inserted therethrough, wherein, the lips are configured to receive the outer ring of the wound retractor such that the outer ring is positioned between the lip and the gel pad, and the gel pad being adapted to be placed in juxtaposition with the incision.