Patent ID: 8641758

Claim:
An apparatus for inserting a prosthesis through an opening into a surgical cavity, comprising: a) a funnel member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end and the distal end each having openings, the proximal end opening being larger than the distal end opening, the funnel member being flexible and structured and arranged to receive a deformable prosthesis; b) a coupling member having a first end opening and a second end opening, the first end opening being larger than the second end opening, the distal end of the funnel member being located inside of the coupling member and adjacent to the coupling member second end opening, the funnel member fixedly coupled to the coupling member; c) retractors that removably couple to the coupling member, the retractors having distal ends that are adjacent to the funnel member distal end and are structured and arranged to engage edges of the surgical cavity opening, the distal ends being fixed relative to the coupling member once the retractors are coupled to the coupling member.