Patent ID: 7217277

Claim:
An access device for providing access into a hollow organ during an open surgical procedure, the access device comprising: a body for insertion into an opening in a wall of the hollow organ, the body having a bore for passage of at least a distal portion of an instrument into an interior of the hollow organ and a lip configured to contact a wall of the hollow organ; a non-quadranted valve disposed in the bore and configured for allowing passage of the instrument into the interior of the hollow organ and substantially preventing a fluid in the interior of the hollow organ from leaking outside the hollow organ; and securing means comprised of the lip disposed on a proximal portion of the body, a balloon disposed on a distal end of the body, a conduit for supplying a fluid from a fluid source to the balloon for expansion thereof, the securing means configured for contactingly securing the wall of the hollow organ therebetween the lip and the balloon upon expansion of the balloon; wherein the body has a low-profile length relative to the thickness of the wall in an axial direction of the bore.