Patent ID: 8702657

Claim:
A surgical access device for permitting insertion of a surgical object into body tissue, which comprises: a housing assembly; a first member including a resilient material positioned within the housing assembly, the first member including a proximal face and a distal face, the first member including inner portions defining a first aperture extending therethrough and being adapted to expand from a first open condition to an expanded second open condition upon insertion of a surgical object; a flexible member positioned between the first member and the housing assembly, the flexible member being sinusoidal in configuration; a fabric material positioned adjacent to at least one of the proximal and distal faces of the first member; a second member positioned within the housing assembly, the second member forming a seal defining a second aperture extending therethrough; and a cannula assembly extending distally from the housing assembly along a longitudinal axis, the cannula assembly being configured and dimensioned for introduction into body tissue and including a longitudinal passage configured and dimensioned to permit insertion of the surgical object.