Patent ID: 8323185

Claim:
A surgical access device assembly comprising: a base portion including a central bore; a plurality of retractor blades pivotably mounted to the base portion and each including an internal threaded portion, said plurality of retractor blades combining to form a predetermined internal shape in a closed position having a pointed end opposite to the base portion; a first handle having an elongated body and an end portion that conforms to the predetermined internal shape of the plurality of retractor blades when the retractor blades are in the closed position, said retractor blades and first handle including a locking structure for securing the retractor blades in the closed position, said handle being rotatable so that the retractor blades are rotatable; and wherein the end portion of the first handle includes a plurality of symmetrically disposed tabs having extended fingers and each of the plurality of retractor blades includes a notch portion where the fingers of the tabs are positioned within the notch portion to form the locking structure.