Patent ID: 8679151

Claim:
A surgical access device comprising: a housing defining a proximal end and a distal end, the housing having at least one surgical lumen and a plurality of anchor lumens extending therethrough; a collar repositionable between a first position and a second position, the second position being closer to the proximal end of the housing than the first position; and a plurality of deformable members defining distal portions thereof, each deformable member coupled to the collar and transitionable through one of the plurality of anchor lumens, the plurality of deformable members being in a retracted state when the collar is in the first position and a deployed state when the collar is in the second position, wherein one or more of the plurality of deformable members includes a barb attached to a distal portion thereof, wherein the barb is releasably attached, and wherein the barb is bio-absorbable.