Patent ID: 8777849

Claim:
A surgical access assembly for positioning within an opening in tissue, the surgical access assembly comprising: a body including first and second body members, each body member including an opposed side and an outer side, the first and second body members coupled to one another by a connector, the opposed sides of the first and second body members moveable with respect to one another between an approximated position, wherein opposed sides of the first and second body members are positioned substantially adjacent to one another, and a spread position, wherein the opposed sides of the first and second body members are pivoted about the outer sides of the first and second body members to define a passageway therebetween; a flexible membrane coupled to the first and second body members and extending therefrom such that translating the flexible membrane radially outwardly moves the opposed sides of the body members from the approximated position to the spread position; and an adjustable member including an adjustable ring coupled to a proximal end of the flexible membrane, the ring selectively adjustable from a first position defining a minimum diameter of the ring to a second position defining a larger diameter of the ring to translate the flexible member radially outwardly, thereby moving the opposed sides of the body members from the approximated position to the spread position.