Patent ID: 8257316

Claim:
A surgical portal apparatus, which comprises: a portal member defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passageway therethrough for receiving a surgical object; an adjustable seal disposed within the longitudinal passageway, the adjustable seal including a first configuration wherein a sealing portion of the adjustable seal defines a first opening configured for receiving a first surgical object having a first diameter, the first opening defining a first central axis therethrough, the adjustable seal including a second configuration wherein the sealing portion defines a second opening configured for receiving a second surgical object having a second, larger diameter, the second opening defining a second central axis laterally offset from the first central axis; and an adjustment member mounted within the portal member, the adjustment member and the sealing portion being spaced along the longitudinal axis throughout movement of the adjustable seal, wherein the adjustment member is positioned to intersect the longitudinal passageway to engage the first or second surgical object and move relative to the portal member, the adjustment member being operatively connected to the adjustable seal to move the adjustable seal to the first configuration upon engagement with the first surgical object and to move the adjustable seal to the second configuration upon engagement with the second surgical object to thereby facilitate passage of the first or second surgical object through the adjustable seal.