Patent ID: 7878974

Claim:
A surgical access device comprising: a retractor comprising a proximal end; a distal end; a retention ring at the distal end of the retainer, wherein the retention ring is deformably insertable through an opening into a body cavity; and an elongate sleeve extending proximally from the retention ring; a gelcap couplable with the proximal end of the retractor, the gelcap comprising an annular cap ring defining a central opening; and a gel pad sealing the central opening and secured to the cap ring, wherein a periphery of the annular cap ring comprises a gap defining a first end of the cap ring and a second end of the cap ring; a latch pivotably coupled to the annular cap ring towards the first end of the cap ring; a latch receiver disposed on the cap ring towards the second end of the cap ring dimensioned to releasably receive the latch; and an access channel extending from a proximal end of the access device to a distal end of the access device, and through the gel pad and the cap ring of the gel pad, through the elongate sleeve, and through the retention ring, wherein in a first state in which the latch is not engaged with the latch receiver, the cap ring has a first diameter, in a second state in which the latch is engaged with the latch receiver, the cap ring has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and in the second state, the gel cap is coupled to the retractor.