Patent ID: 8430812

Claim:
A surgical access assembly for use during a surgical procedure, comprising: a housing defining proximal and distal ends; an access member extending distally from the housing and being dimensioned for positioning within tissue, the housing and the access member defining a longitudinal axis; and a seal assembly disposed within the housing, the seal assembly including first and second seal components operatively coupled to each other, each of the first and second seal components including an outer segment and an inner segment depending radially inwardly from the outer segment, the inner segments having passages dimensioned for passage of a surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith, the outer segment of the second seal component having a peripheral wall defining an internal boundary, the first seal component being adapted for rotational movement about the longitudinal axis and relative to the second seal component, the first seal component having at least one manually manipulative member extending in at least a longitudinal direction and beyond the proximal end of the housing, and dimensioned for manipulation by the user to effect the rotational movement of the first seal component relative to the second seal component.