Patent ID: 8206357

Claim:
A surgical portal apparatus, which comprises: a housing having an outer surface; a portal member connected to the housing and extending therefrom, the portal member defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passageway for permitting passage of a surgical object; a seal mount being secured to the housing and articulable relative to the housing between articulated and unarticulated positions, the seal mount including an enclosure segment, and an articulating segment, the enclosure segment and the articulating segment supporting a biasing member that facilitates the movement of the seal mount to the unarticulated position, the articulating segment including an internal surface with an arcuate portion that engages the outer surface of the housing to facilitate articulating movement of seal mount relative to the housing; and a seal cap secured to the enclosure segment of the seal mount, the enclosure segment supported between the seal cap and the housing.