Patent ID: 8579810

Claim:
A surgical access assembly for positioning within an opening in tissue, the surgical access assembly comprising: first and second wings disposed in opposed relation relative to one another, each wing including a body portion, a distal portion and first and second portions; a first side wall section hingedly connecting the body portions of the first and second wings to one another at the first portion of each of the body portions and a second side wall section hingedly connecting the body portions of the first and second wings to one another at the second portion of each of the body portions, the side wall sections being movable between a first position, wherein the side wall sections are disposed within an outer dimension defined by the first and second wings, and a second position wherein each of the side wall sections are angled outwardly to extend from the outer dimension defined by the first and second wings; and wherein, the first and second wings are moveable between an approximated position corresponding to the first position of the side wall sections and a spaced apart position corresponding to the second position of the side wall sections.