Patent ID: 8292870

Claim:
A method for performing a surgical procedure, comprising the steps of: providing a surgical access apparatus comprising: a housing having proximal and distal ends and being configured to removably receive at least one surgical instrument; a tubular member extending distally from the housing, the tubular member being adapted to removably receive the at least one surgical instrument and repositionable between a first position, in which the tubular member is configured for at least partial insertion into an opening in the tissue, and a second position, in which the tubular member is configured to facilitate anchoring of the tubular member within the tissue; a connective member secured to the tubular member; at least one filament secured to the connective member and extending proximally therefrom; and at least one manual member secured to the at least one filament, the at least one manual member being configured and dimensioned for grasping by a clinician such that the at least one filament is movable in a proximal direction to facilitate selective repositioning of the tubular member from the first position to the second position; advancing the tubular member distally into an opening in the tissue while in the first position; and moving the at least one manual member in a proximal direction to cause corresponding movement of the connective member to thereby reposition the tubular member from the first position to the second position to anchor the surgical access apparatus within the tissue.